Traffic stop uncovers 1.6 pounds of meth

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Amarillo police found more than a pound of methamphetamine during a traffic stop on Tuesday afternoon.
At 3:34 p.m., an officer stopped a gray 2001 Dodge pickup in the 4000 block of Canyon Drive fo…

Amarillo police found more than a pound of methamphetamine during a traffic stop on Tuesday afternoon.

At 3:34 p.m., an officer stopped a gray 2001 Dodge pickup in the 4000 block of Canyon Drive for a traffic violation.

The driver, Brian Paul Jones, 40, stepped out of the vehicle, and was seen putting something into the bed of the pickup, police said.

The officer became suspicious and requested a narcotic detection dog.

After the dog alerted to the presence of narcotics, officers searched the truck and found

two small baggies of what is thought to be about a quarter-ounce of marijuana in the truck's console.

Officers also found a number of new, clear plastic baggies in the passenger compartment.

Officers also found a car stereo box in the bed of the truck.

Inside the box were six clear bags that contained a white crystalline substance that later tested positive for methamphetamine.

The estimated weight of the white crystals is 734 grams, or about 1.6 pounds.

Jones was booked into Randall County jail on charges of possession of less than 2 ounces of marijuana; possession of drug paraphernalia; and manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance, more than 400 grams.

He is being held on a $102,000 bond, records show.