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Paso Robles traffic stop leads to huge drug seizure

July 19, 2025

By KAREN VELIE

Paso Robles police officers seized 90 pounds of suspected methamphetamine and four pounds of suspected cocaine, with a street value of approximately $240,000, during a traffic stop on Friday.

Shortly before 4 p.m., officers pulled over a GMC truck on the 400 block of Golden Hill Road with two people inside. The officers observed indicators of possible criminal activity and called in detection K9 “Griff.”

Griff walked around the vehicle and immediately indicated the presence of narcotics inside the vehicle.

Officers arrested 42-year-old Jose Acosta and 45-year-old Veronoca Romero, both of Salinas, for possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, transportation of a controlled substance and conspiracy. Romero also has outstanding arrest warrants out of Monterey County.

 


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People need this Medicine . It’s cheaper .


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Kudos to the PD and the dog. That said I don’t think I’d have a problem scoring meth in Paso right now, might have to pay a little more, supply and demand ya know. It’s always there. In the 80’s and 90’s the coke game from a certain garage door contractor in Paso.


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Sounds like the border is wide open. With Trumps wide open border policy, this is bound to happen continuously.


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Not possible, Trump made Mexico pay for the Big Beautiful Wall, remember?


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Another example of a bad hombres (mujer).


Curious if these goods were destined for our area or headed towards Salinas. Which direction were they transporting it?


Always enjoy reading that the perps were pulled over for speeding, taillights not working, dark tinted windows, overloaded suspension, etc. If you are going to make the run, borrow Grandma’s car and play the part. Don’t stand out!


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We really need to ramp up these deportations, really pathetic that Dow and Parkinson will have these thugs back in the community by lunch timorous


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Griff is a good doggie!


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