Kentucky State Police arrested two suspects and seized 15 pounds of methamphetamine and 5.25 pounds of cocaine during a traffic stop in Hardin County.
KSP said that Tuesday night at approximately 6:40, a trooper conducted a traffic stop on the Bluegrass Parkway on a Chevrolet Equinox, being driven by 31-year-old Jose Padilla-Torres, of Phoenix, Arizona, for traffic violations and faulty equipment.
Police were granted consent to search the vehicle and located the drugs in various parts of the SUV.
Troopers arrested Padilla-Torres and his passenger, 26-year-old Jose Cardenas Rodriguez, also of Phoenix, and charged each with two counts of trafficking in a controlled substance (methamphetamine, cocaine).
They were lodged in the Hardin County Detention Center on $150,000 cash bonds.
The investigation continues and is being led by Trooper Ethan Whitlock.
(Photo l-r: Jose Padilla-Torres, Jose C. Rodriguez)
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com
