Crime & Safety
$1.6 Million In Meth Seized In Bucks Co. Bust: Police
The man arrested Saturday had a booby-trapped, hidden compartment in his SUV where 15 pounds of the drug were found, police say.

BENSALEM, PA — Police arrested a Maryland man in Bucks County on Saturday after they say they found $1.6 million worth of methamphetamine in a hidden, booby-trapped compartment in his SUV.
Jerimias Donis-Garcia, 54, was arrested during a traffic stop on Street Road. Police say Donis-Garcia had been the target of a long-term narcotics investigation.
According to police, he was driving a 2002 Chevy Trailblazer with Florida registration plates on Saturday when he was stopped. During the stop, police say, officers used police dogs to alert them to the presence of drugs.
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They got a search warrant and say they ultimately found a booby-trapped, hidden compartment beneath the SUV's rear passenger seats. In it, they say, police found eight kilos, or roughly 15 pounds, of meth.
That amount of the drug has a street value of $1.6 million, according to police.
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Donis-Garcia was charged with possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance. He was sent to Bucks County Correctional Facility, where he was being held Monday on 10 percent of $1.5 million bail.
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