I saw the Arizona tag and I'm like, "Oh, that's a rental." Kind of looked in there. Single male occupant. I was like, "Yeah, let's check that out." Yo, what is that? That's not weed. Is that a kilo of Coke? You If you don't want to answer question, just say you say you don't want to talk. >> I don't want to talk. >> It only took one glance at a license plate to know something wasn't right. Acting on pure instinct, an officer initiated a traffic stop, not knowing just how right his decision would turn out to be. On February 28th, 2024, a routine patrol suddenly turned into a gut check moment that would expose a drug operation hiding in plain sight. What happens next proves that sometimes the smallest clues lead to the biggest busts. >> What are you doing, man? >> Officer, >> why are you stop taking so long to pull over. >> My apologies. I just didn't want to pull over. There was like no no no shoulder over there. >> We were on the ramp of an exit. >> Yeah, but there was no shoulder off there. My apologies, officer. The reason for the stop man is you were going you were going 85 when I stopped you. Okay. Yes, sir. >> Where you headed? >> Uh New York. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Is this a rental? >> Yes. >> Do you have uh rental agreement G19 on file? >> 10. You can slow down. No, I just need the paperwork from the rental company. You're heading to New York right now? >> Yes, sir. >> From California? >> Yes, sir. Okay. And you return are you returning the car where? >> Uh back in California. Okay. It's just I was supposed to be going to a baby shower, but I don't fly. I don't Okay. Okay. All right. Just give me a second. Okay. Take your time to breathe the weed >> really >> big time. I lit him up about a half a mile prior to the 116. This is where we ended up. He put his hazards on and just started pointing and like and we sat at the red light there with my lights going. He's just like, "Oh, there was no shoulder to pull over." I'm like, "Okay, man. Whatever. Whatever." >> Yeah. >> All right, man. How much all weed you got in the car? >> Uh, just whatever is sealed, sir. >> What's up, man? >> Just whatever is sealed, sir. >> Well, it's not sealed. I can smell it. >> None of it is open at all. None. >> Have you had open weed in here? >> Uh, in California, yes, sir. But it's been about 4 days now that the road. >> It It reeks, man. >> I apologize, sir. Yeah. has their sticker. >> What What um dispensary did you get this at? >> Uh Sun Valley right there. I have the seats as well. >> Okay. >> Sun Valley Caregivers. >> It says in here in in California. >> Oh yes. Yes. All of it. All of it. >> Yeah. But you can't you can't have you can't um bring weed across state lines. It's a lot of weed. So, what do you need all this weed for, man? >> I mean, I'm going to be over there for like two weeks. >> Oh, you are? >> Yeah. Okay. >> All right, man. >> Do you have any a coat or anything? >> I'm fine. >> You have a coat here. Go ahead and put that on and step out. Any weapons on you? Knives here. Right. Right. He said your car rental got two people there not going to be any open weed in there. Maybe. [clears throat] >> It's a long drive, right? New York. Come on. Yeah. Package there. He did not. I saw this. Yeah, that's what I saw. Okay, the opener >> that he pulled out right in front of me. >> He's open. Ah, yeah. That screen opens and he turned his car on. We'll get to that. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Let's get open. Yeah. Heat. Heat. Is that a pound of weed? Yeah. Don't turn around. There's a pound of weed in there. Is that all you Is that the the only uh big amount? I guess I could I could tell on the other side it's all coffee grounds. >> Oh, I was going to say, are you sure? >> Yeah. I don't know. I'm not sure if it's weed or not, but >> but the coffee grounds kind of gave it away. Can you Miranda, please? Huh? I don't know. It's probably I don't know. I've been wrong. I mean, why would you put coffee on me? Just to mask the odor, right? >> But this this is like a brick. >> Yeah. And why carry the weed like this when you got a bunch of weed? Did you just flash a light on it? Sorry, I JUST Oh my go. OKAY. FEEL LIKE. >> NO, that's not even now. Now it's starting to feel like we maybe not a brick. It's all white powder coke. That's not weed. It's kilo of coke. >> Hey. Hey. Yo. What is that? That's not weed. Is that a kilo of coke? You if you don't want to answer questions, just say you say you don't want to talk. >> I don't want Okay. So, here here's here's the thing, man. It's going to get tested and all that stuff. I just want to make sure this isn't fentanyl or something. And I go down. It's not fentanyl 100%. All right. I appreciate you being honest about that at least. >> Yeah, you're good. Huh? It's windy. No, I just want to Yeah, it's a Keep moving a kilo or something. All right, man. Well, you're under arrest. Okay. I really don't want to die of fenol. That's all. So, you really going to a baby shower, man? >> Yeah. >> You said you weren't two seconds ago. I said, "What's the point of >> Oh, not anymore. I got no baby shower like not for me." No. >> You got no seat. You've never been arrested before, huh? Man, you're you're transporting a kilo and you're going 85 miles an hour, man. You know what I mean? And then you got weed in the car, a reeks of weed. I get why you have it all the dispensary stuff. That's your that's your way of explaining to the police why your car reeks like weed. Whatever. But he almost got me to. I was like kind of like, h you got a GrubHub hub bag back here. >> Oh no, we're going to I'm going to search the [ __ ] out of this. I mean, he's hiding the kilo like that. I mean, unless he's got, you know, 15 kilos in here hidden somewhere, right? But his story was to keep the weed like that to just ree the weed. He has his bags like he's just pthead. And then >> the coffee the coffee grounds got me because coffee grounds they wrap it in coffee beans, not grounds, but >> No, I know. But I've never seen weed with it. I've always like >> I have seen it with beans. But now that I think of it, they do wrap it in in coffee grounds. So it deters the it deter they think it deters the dogs, the canines. >> Well, right. And I've seen that before, but not with beans. >> Yeah, I've just seen it with beans. That's all. Not >> that's like it looks brown to me. >> No, it's it's white. Like if you if you look the like you could see kind of the white residue and stuff on the outside. As soon as I picked up the bag though and I was like, "Oh, that's not weed." >> White, too. >> Oh, yeah. So it could be >> I don't know >> right condoms and a weed This dude's transporting the key. He's going 85 mph. >> He grabbed that box. He's sunk. >> Yeah, cuz all these coffee grounds are just spilling out of the box. So, I was like, that's obviously a deterrent for dogs. The only thing that's getting me is these seats. All these seats being down. >> So, that's what I wanted. That's what I really want to try. >> What do you think? He was going all the way to the like weird. He was >> Unless he's super old. >> Yes. Yes, sir. Yes, sir. Yes, sir. Is this very like >> you think as soon as you he's like it's sealed secure. >> Okay. Where's it from though? Right. >> Oh, I that I was that's where I was getting at. And >> uh I didn't care. I could smell the open. It was some there was weed open weed in there for sure. I'm sitting there on 80 and I was about to go after a different van and I saw this car kind of coming up. I was just following a semi just letting cars pass me and he goes [ __ ] ripping by me and I saw the Arizona tag and I'm like that's a rental. Kind of looked in there single male occupant. I was like, "Yeah, let's check that out." And then he kept going to the right lane, catching up, getting the left, right. So like, you know, he could he thinks he could speed and not get detected by a radar. >> Yeah. >> And as soon as I lit him up, he didn't know what to do. So I had to like do this like get over to the ramp and then he just kept going. So did I. I just opened that up and thought it was more kilos. I heard Ty's breathing in as soon as I looked at the carpet. He's like I don't know. It's white. There's a white powder in there, but it looks brown. might be heroin. I don't know. I really don't know. >> It's pointless to try to do it with this much wind if it is fentanyl or something. >> Yeah. I Yeah, you're right. I'll wait till we get to the basement. >> It's something. >> You good, man? >> Yes, sir. >> All right. Um, are you from California or New York? >> New York. >> Oh, so you live in New York? >> Uh, I live in California now for the last 7 years. >> 7 years. Why do you [snorts] have a federal tax return from New York from a place of employment? Well, cuz I was out there from January to >> Oh, you just worked for a little bit of time or something. Okay. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Um, so here's what's going to happen right now. Um, you are under arrest, sir. >> Um, as of right now, we're just going to Your charge is just going to be uh possession of a controlled substance. I got to test it and weigh it and find out what it is. >> Um, >> you're you're probably going to be charged with trafficking of a controlled substance. Yes, sir. and uh possession with intent to deliver. So you're you're you're probably going to be staying with us for a little bit. >> Well, how long do you think an estimate? >> An estimate. >> Yeah. >> Well, at the very you're going to see a judge in the morning and it's going to really be up to him. >> Um but usually I mean in the state of Illinois, we're no cash bail. So if the judge deems you to be a um threat to the public, which but I'm what I'm saying is with that controlled substance with the amount it could you could necessarily be deemed a threat to the public. Okay. Um, >> with no cash, but I would have to stay in there every morning regardless, right? I can't go home. I can't >> Right. You'll be in the You'd be in this jail >> again. I don't know any I'm not 100% on that, but I know for sure you're going to see a judge in the morning. You're going to be with us tonight and see a judge. >> Uh, would I be able to make a phone call tonight as well? >> Yep. And you get to the jail, they're going to process you and you'll be able to make phone calls and >> get a hold of whoever. Is there anything else out of that car that you need? >> No. >> Uh, just phone, wallet. >> I can't take like your bag of clothes and all that stuff. >> No, there's nothing. I mean, if I could just change these sneakers. >> They're going to change you out of those shoes anyways. >> So, you got just your phone and your wallet. That's all you need. >> Okay. Thanks. >> Because of the kilo of cocaine recovered, the suspect was deemed a threat to the public and held without bond. What started as a simple traffic stop turned into a drug trafficking bust, all because an officer trusted his instincts. Could this have gone differently? Could he have outsmarted police? or was this outcome inevitable once that stop was made? Let us know what you think in the comments. 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