At approximately 11:42 p.m., on Monday, Sept. 15, a deputy with the Navajo County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Interdiction Unit conducted a traffic stop on Interstate 40 westbound near Milepost 295 in Sun Valley. The deputy contacted the driver, identified as Moises Salas Jimenez, 48, of Albuquerque, N.M. A search of the truck revealed three cat litter containers holding a large quantity of suspected methamphetamine. The narcotics were later weighed and determined to have a combined weight of approximately 34.1 pounds, with an estimated street value of $618,700.
Jimenez was arrested for transportation of dangerous drugs for sale, possession of dangerous drugs for sale and possession of dangerous drugs. Jimenez was booked into the Navajo County Jail.
