Drug dog nabs 250,000 tabs of ecstasy
WILSONVILLE, Ore. -- State police seized 143 pounds of the drug ecstasy with an estimated street value of $2 million during a traffic stop Sunday north of Wilsonville, Ore., on Interstate 5.
A drug detection canine located bags containing an estimated 250,000 tablets concealed in the car's interior.
Police arrested Pedro Moya Gonzalez, 55, and charged him with unlawful possession and distribution of a controlled substance.
Other past notable ecstasy seizures by OSP during traffic stops:
* On Nov. 8, 2005, approximately 40 pounds of ecstasy was seized during a traffic stop southbound Interstate 5 south of Grants Pass.
* On Feb. 28, 2005, approximately 6.5 pounds of ecstasy was seized during a traffic stop southbound Interstate 5 south of Salem.
* On Jan. 31, 2007, approximately 2,000 ecstasy tablets and nearly $16,000 cash was seized during a traffic stop westbound Interstate 84 west of Pendleton.
