TRAFFIC STOP RESULTS IN MARIJUANA BUST TOTALING 686 LBS
3850 Justice Dr. El Paso, Texas 79938 
NEWS RELEASE
Contact: Deputy Jesse Tovar / PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Direct: (915) 538-2223
Pager: (915) 533-0733 (#5370)
Release Date & Time: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 12:35 PM
WHO: EL PASO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE (UPPER VALLEY PATROL / SPECIAL OPERATIONS DIVISION)
WHAT: TRAFFIC STOP RESULTS IN MARIJUANA BUST TOTALING 686 LBS.
WHEN: Monday, FEBRUARY 16, 2009 7:10 PM
WHERE: 6800 block of Doniphan Canutillo, TX
WHY: ARREST MADE
CANUTILLO, TEXAS- Monday night 02-16-09 at about 7:10 PM, a Sheriff’s Deputy conducted a traffic stop on a 2007 Nissan Tida at the 6800 block of Doniphan in El Paso Texas. The reason for the stop was a moving traffic violation. Deputies made contact with the driver and noticed him to be very nervous & evasive of questions asked of him. Consent to search the vehicle was sought and obtained. A search of the vehicle resulted in the discovery of 686 lbs of marijuana (586 bundles). The driver was taken into custody and arrested for POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA o/50 lbs. u/ 2,000 lbs. The driver was identified as VICTOR HERNANDEZ (36) of the 3100 block of Calle Mitla Juarez, Mexico. Subject HERNANDEZ was booked and remains at El Paso County Detention Facility under a $175,000 bond.
BUSTED:
VICTOR HERNANDEZ (36)
CHARGE: POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA o/50 lbs. u/ 2,000 lbs- $175,000 BOND
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The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office in March of 2001 was the first Sheriff’s Office in the State of Texas to be Internationally Accredited from CALEA and is now the recipient of the First CALEA Tri-Arc award in Texas (4th in the Nation) to have accreditations in: Law Enforcement, Communications, Training Academy.