Drugs stashed among bell peppers lead to charges against driver after Sherman County crash
...Sheriff’s deputies went out to assist a trucker whose semi-tractor trailer had rolled into a ditch along U.S. 97...
But tow-truck company employees soon alerted police. Hidden among the pallets of bell peppers were bundles of methamphetamine, heroin and cocaine, authorities allege, collectively worth well over $1 million. It's believed to be the largest drug seizure in Oregon history, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
The driver, Salvador Martinez-Perez, 53, of Wenatchee, Wash., now faces three counts of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin. He also faces a count of conspiracy to distribute meth, heroin and cocaine....
He pleaded not guilty...
Martinez-Perez’s trial is scheduled to begin April 22. He is being held in custody pending the trial.
