Early Sunday morning the Blaine County Sheriff’s Office made a traffic stop that resulted in four arrests.
According to night patrol Sgt. Joe Jones, the deputy that made the stop noted irregular behavior on the part of the occupants of the car.
“Our training and experience indicated further investigation and questioning was warranted,” Jones said.
The occupants of the car all had differing answers to the officers’ questions. One man agreed to allow a substance recovered in the auto to be field tested for illegal substances. It tested positive, leading to a probable cause to search the rest of the vehicle.
Jones said the search turned up more than a half pound of meth, scales, a large amount of cash and a handgun.
The handgun was loaded with so-called ‘cop killer’ rounds, designed for the military to pierce body armor.
The narcotics were packaged separately, ready for sale.
Taken into custody were Carlos Samuel Diaz and Osvnnv Warledo, both of Oklahoma City, Victoria Calvillo, of Liberal Kan., and Dewayne Marquell Coleman of Guymon.
Each was charged with conspiracy to commit a felony and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Diaz also faces charges of trafficking amphetamines or methamphetamine of 200 grams or more, use of a firearm to commit a felony and convicted felon in possession of or carrying a firearm.
Warledo is charged with trafficking illegal drugs, use of a firearm while committing a felony and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He is on probation from a previous case in Oklahoma County and had previously been tried on charges of robbery.
Likewise, Calvillo is charged with trafficking amphetamines or methamphetamine of 200 grams or more and convicted felon in possession of or carrying a firearm.
Coleman is charged with trafficking illegal drugs, conspiracy to commit a felony, false impersonation, use of a firearm while committing a felony and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He also has an outstanding warrant from Texas County. He had previously been convicted of domestic assault by strangulation in Texas County, where he was serving a suspended sentence on that charge. It has since been revoked and an arrest warrant issued.
Jones said there are more and more cases like this in Blaine County, in part because of the heavy law enforcement presence on 1-40 and in part because the county runs criminal interdiction, looking for clues of theft or trafficking in narcotics and humans.