On February 23rd, 2025, a simple traffic stop took a shocking turn when officers uncovered suspected drugs, transforming an ordinary roadside encounter into a major criminal investigation. >> How y'all doing? Good. >> Okay. >> Hey, nothing major. Reason I'm stopping you. Um, will you pass me? You're following that semi. You're a little bit close. So, we were less like >> because he was going so slow. All of a sudden, he pulled in front of me >> and then I and then there was a truck behind me. So, I just I, you know, had to slow down. >> Yeah. We're going to Chicago to go see my parents. >> Oh, right on. >> I got you. Yeah. So, um we've been having a lot of issues with um the distance and semi. So, when I went away, you have to follow a safe distance. You're about two car lengths. >> Super good. >> You got your license, B? >> Um I do. >> Sorry. We're literally me and my parents in Majos. >> Yeah. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Um, and then you got insurance vehicle? >> Um, I I'm in the process of getting it all turned over. I just got this car and uh uh uh I I don't have insurance right now. I'm in the process of getting all that. >> Um uh I just we're actually going to get money from this family because um life has been really tough and we need money last week. >> Yeah. So, we're actually going there to get to get some cash >> about to get insurance. >> You said you're going to Chicago. >> Yeah. >> What are you doing right now? >> Um on our way. >> On our way to there right now. >> Literally getting on the highway. >> Yeah, cuz I >> literally just typed in GPS. >> What? This is 159 though is what I'm saying. >> No, no, I was going to get gas. >> Oh, I got you right on gas. >> Cool. Um I'm just going to have you come back with me real quick just cuz you're from Missouri. I need to type in your information. If everything's good with your license, it's going to be a warning for the reason why I stopped you. No court, no fine. Yeah. I'm just going to make sure you don't be hit by a car. >> Yeah, please. >> My dad's having in Missouri my whole life. >> No weapons, nothing like that. >> You have this back. Nothing illegal in your purse. >> No, nothing at all. >> Thank you. Can I just check your purse quick? Yeah. >> Thank you. Appreciate it. >> And again, nothing other than the marijuana, right? >> Yeah. Nothing. Nothing. And that's in the back. >> Yeah, we don't do anything other than that. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Guns, drugs, >> I'm a cops kid. Like I >> Oh, I hear you. Yeah, that's >> I appreciate the cooperation. >> I mean, yeah, those are my medication that it's got my name on there. Sweet. Perfect. Thank you. magnes besides lipstick and makeup. And he's probably thinking I'm going to get arrested. >> No, you're fine. Freaking out. Go tell him everything's okay. I'll go tell him. >> Okay. >> He's going to be coming out here, too. >> He's probably like, "Oh my god, it's all good." >> Yeah, cuz like he's going to think it's, you know, it's like it's okay. We're allowed to have what we have. Did you see my little thing on the front of it? >> What you got? >> It says come back with a warrant. >> Oh, does it? >> Yeah. >> On the front of it, it's got a little tag here. >> Oh, no kidding. [laughter] >> Cuz that's my smell proof bag that apparently didn't work, right? >> Yeah. >> I got you. You just hang out here quick. >> Coming home, too. Don't worry. He'll be right back. Hey, boss me. Stop here quick. Yeah. Hey, so here's the deal. Um, in Illinois, like a little bit of weed than here. I'm fine with it. Yeah. >> She's going to have it packaged differently. Okay. Nothing legal on you? N >> nothing illegal on the car? No. No weapons, guns, nothing like that. So, here's what's going to happen. I'm going to search the car, make sure everything's good. >> Okay. >> She's going to be issued a warning. No court, no fine, and I'll get you guys on your way back to Chicago. >> Okay. If there's anything illegal in there, honesty with me goes a long way. >> Okay. >> They know we have weed. >> All right. >> I'm not worried about weed long as it's not like a pound. Okay. All right. Sweet, man. Um, do you mind hanging out right back there? Can I see your waistband real quick? >> Just right here front. >> No guns. >> No. >> Okay. Thanks, man. Hang out here real quick. Okay. Here's where the rubber meets the road. I don't want to be poked with a needle. Okay. >> Oh, no. There's no Let me hear. Hear me out here. Through my training experience, suboxin usually means sometimes heroin. Not accusing of anybody or anything. >> On the pain pills I told you for 15 years. I just don't want to be be straight up with you. I don't want to be public. >> I take suboxin because I was addicted then that's fine. >> 15 years ago. >> I just don't want to be puged. So I ask everybody the same. There are no I've never done heroin in my life. >> Again, I'm not accusing you. I don't want to just >> I'm just letting you know that it's from >> that's fine. >> Having 17 surgeries and getting pain pills. >> Ma'am. Ma'am, I just need to know that I'm not getting poked. Okay. >> There's nothing to be poked from. >> Okay. Well, I'm just going to >> Sir. Yep. >> Please. Please. I'm I'm begging you. We have >> reservations with my mom for >> brother. Hey, time up. It's It's You're You're lucky you're not getting a felony right now. So, I'm being very cool with you guys cuz I'd easily throw you guys both in cops and go from the amount of marijuana in there. >> So, I'll cool it with the reservations. I would call Majios or whatever back and probably tell them you're going to be a little bit late. Do you have a prescription for this suboxin? >> Yeah, right here. >> Okay, awesome. That's perfect. Thank you. Slip around then. You wait there. >> Put your hands in the vehicle. >> Turn around. >> You know what? You know what time it is. Musters money. >> Come on. I'll show them to you here in a second. Cover her up, too. >> You guys are both placed under arrest of control. Show here in a second. Hang out there for me, brother. I'm right here. >> These are mushrooms. Yeah. 527. >> I'll have both 95. Can you print both criminal history, please? >> Anything illegal on you? >> Channel 5. >> Can you advise any uh prior history of drug trafficking? >> This is so bad. This is so bad. >> Okay, it might not be, but it's in your bag with your stuff. There's a lot of There's a lot of drugs in my car, man. I'll talk to you back about it here in a little bit. >> I'm just simply explaining what's going on. We're in Illinois, so it's not a huge deal. What's going to happen is you're going to get booked and released. Your car is going to get towed, unfortunately, by Terry. And because I have to You're not going to be Hey, listen. You guys are not going to jail. You're going to be >> nothing on your brother car. Nothing. >> Okay. She's got two pockets. >> Oh, no. I just I got you. >> I'm not trying to be a D. I'm just trying to explain what happened. So, what's going to happen? You're going to be placed under arrest um for the drug trafficking and not drug trafficking. Fine. >> What? Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my god. 527. >> No, I was just asking this something. >> I know, man. No. No. >> Do you see a female for a search, please? >> No. >> Okay, I understand. Then you're going to be on your way pretty quickly. >> Yeah, I'm not a huge Not a huge deal. We'll get you on your way pretty quickly. Stop. motion area. The alarm is going to be zone 15 showroom motion. W for me. Wider. Wider. Wider. Thank you. >> We can't have mushrooms. It's illegal. >> Is there again? We just discussed it's not even trust me. >> Like I didn't pack anything. So that's fine. and you I can read you your rides back at post and if you want to talk to me about it. >> Everything in this car is going to be audio and video recorded. So just avoid saying anything. And like I said, if you want to talk to me a little bit later, certainly you can do that. Man, I'll have you sitting back of mine. Thanks for watching Body Cam Zen. If you enjoy real police body cam footage and true-to-life encounters, hit subscribe and turn on notifications. More compelling cases are coming your