Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey issued the following statement.
On Wednesday January 18, 2023, Rankin County Criminal Interdiction Deputy Johnson conducted a traffic stop on a Jeep SUV on Interstate 20 for a traffic violation. During the stop Deputy Johnson developed probable cause that the suspect may be involved in drug trafficking. Deputy Shack and his K9 partner “Voodoo” responded to the location. A K-9 search of the vehicle received a positive alert by “Voodoo”.
A search of the vehicle revealed approximately 74 pounds of methamphetamine in the cargo area of the vehicle.
The driver of the vehicle, Pedro SOSA, was placed under arrest for aggravated trafficking of methamphetamine and transported to the Rankin County Jail.
District Attorney John “Bubba” Bramlett will bring the suspect before Rankin County Court Judge David Morrow for an initial appearance. No Bond has been set at this time.
This investigation continues.
28 comments:
Good boy, Voodoo.
Voodoo knows where the cash is. Voodoo ain't tellin'. The cash pays for Voodoo's treats and maybe some lady Belgian Malinois sexy time.
These officers put their lives on the line now lets see what the DA and the judges do.
How did Voodoo know that a car with Texas plates, traveling at speed on the interstate, was carrying several kilos of meth?
There must be a lot more to this story!
We Love Vodoo!
I would pay $ 5000.00 for that pup! Gladly!
They could use a voodoo in Jackson!
Naw, I forgot that approval is needed from the Pastors and Community Activists. Good job to all the hardworking LEO out there doing their jobs.
The citizens that care, are behind you 100%
Good boy, Voodoo!
Unfortunately, 74 lbs of meth is a drop in the bucket.
We are losing the war on drugs. Now MS taxpayers get to pay for his room and board.
@11:00 AM - It's Rankin County, genius. Try to keep up.
And they missed the 30000 kilos right behind him
Wonder what caused Deputy Johnson to develop a probable cause?
With the right people in place the drug smugglers would bypass Mississippi! Thanks to all Law Enforcement Officers that continue to diligently and lawfully do their jobs.
You are our Heroes
@11:06 AM and 1:25 PM
It clearly says he was pulled over for a traffic violation.
His skin is clearly brown.
In Rankin County, we don’t ask too many questions!
Thank you Sheriff Bailey and the hard working men and women of the RCSO!
Why do they always get drugs,,,Go for the money!
@1:46 I-20 is one of the main corridors for drug trafficking.
1:43pm, This is what it says. During the stop Deputy Johnson developed probable cause that the suspect may be involved in drug trafficking.
I will ask again, what would cause Deputy Johnson to develop probable cause what the suspect may be involved in drug trafficking?
2:53
Either the idiot was driving 85 mph, or he was driving in the right lane going 65 mph and had two hands on the wheel at 10 and 2 and was wearing a seatbelt.
All you silly jerkoffs! No matter the amount of the seizure, the message is sent. Head up 55 where the Madison PoPo and S.O. be waitin'. Would you rather these public servants sit in Waffle House during the shift, or is it ok for them to bust lawbreakers and endanger themselves?
Silly jerkoffs! Pardon the repetitive phrase.
Now when they action the jeep at the impound shop the new owner will get pulled over by voodoo for residual drugs.
What drew the deputy's attention was that the suspect consistently used his turn signals as required by law. This was highly unusual as it has long been believed that Mississippi has been out of "blinker fluid" for decades.
I'd love to see a drug dog work through the CoJ departments.
LEO get tips about these cars carrying contraband and the drug lords sacrifice these guys.
Meanwhile the money is headed west and left alone and the real supply is nowhere near these lambs.
It’s all a game….and gets very dangerous when the plan gets disrupted
They have Voodoo and jackson has doodoo….
The Mule is a good movie.
When a vehicle with Texas plates is known (figure it out) to have traveled all the way from the Texas border, straight through Louisiana and 64 miles into Mississippi on I-20 and continuing east, there's your probable cause, geniuses.
If the LEO, in order to hold the ACLU and Amnesty International at bay, has to say he was weaving, so be it.
However, sadly, the ones who do make it to Atlanta, will unload there and the drugs will come right back to our state.
If we know we can't catch and prosecute ALL thieves, do you clowns suggest LEO stop catching those they CAN catch?
License plate readers. Vehicles are flagged and tracked from the border by license plate, make, model etc. All these criminal interdiction teams do is sit by the interstate scanning plates until a “hit” pops up on the computer. Pursue, observe any minor traffic or equipment violation, pull over, get consent or establish pc, bring in dog if necessary, search, find drugs, arrest, seize property. Another mule or decoy mule out of business. Simple as; many such cases. Meanwhile, local distribution and sales continue largely unabated but a small percentage of drugs bound for Memphis or Atlanta are intercepted. Hard to argue with results but it would be nice if more effort was put into ridding our local communities of drug trafficking, but the federal grant money funding these expensive Tahoes and license plate readers demands focus on interstate interdiction. It’s a constant game of hide and seek between law enforcement and the cartels.
I wish those cops setting along the interstate would drive through some other neighborhoods on their way to the interstate. Then maybe they could stop a few of the native drug dealers. No use coming to my neighborhood as the meth dealers always have a heads up long before the cops get into their cars.
These cars are followed from Texas all the way here. Traffic cameras, tag readers, etc. I can promise you that this vehicle was watched for a long time before it was pulled over. The Criminal Interdiction Teams across the southern states have a very intricate system that watches these guys and all their moves. They aren't stupid. They can tell by their driving techniques and so forth. They didnt just "happen upon" this vehicle and pull it over, it has been watched since Texas, I bet.
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