Deputies seize 72 grams of meth in Lincoln traffic stop, sheriff says
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Deputies with the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office seized over 72 grams of methamphetamine in a traffic stop near Antelope Parkway and L Street on Monday.
Around 9:57 a.m., a member of the Fugitive Task Force pulled over a vehicle after the driver flicked a cigarette out the window.
The owner of the vehicle, 33-year-old Brittany Huarcas, was a known associate of Larry Lynch, 49, who had two outstanding warrants.
Deputies saw Lynch in the passenger seat and arrested him, Lancaster County Sheriff Terry Wagner says.
A bag containing 41 grams of meth was found where Lynch was sitting.
Deputies then began a search of the vehicle and found an additional 31.3 grams of meth, Wagner says.
Both Huarcas and Lynch were arrested on suspicion of possessing a controlled substance and possession with intent to deliver.
Lynch was also arrested on his two outstanding warrants, according to Wagner.