MONTOGMERY COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating three suspects on drug charges after a traffic stop.
On March 30, sheriff's deputies conducted a traffic stop on US 169 highway between 15th Street and Osage Street in Coffeyville, according to Sheriff Ron Wade.
Law Enforcement Officials observed three vehicles, who were traveling north bound, fail to signal when changing lanes. Deputies conducted traffic stops on all three vehicles and learned that all three vehicles were traveling together, and all three drivers were related.
A K9 handler with Coffeyville Police Department arrived on scene and advised one of the drivers that he was going to use his Police Service Dog (PSD) to conduct a free air sniff around the outside of the vehicle they were driving.
The driver, who was later identified as 62-year-old James Field of Tulsa, Oklahoma, told the K9 Handler there was a large amount of marijuana inside of his vehicle.
Deputies searched Field’s vehicle and located five 50-gallon trash bags full of suspected marijuana covered by a tarp in the back of Field’s vehicle. Deputies also located a handgun inside Field’s vehicle.
During the investigation, deputies developed enough evidence to place the other two drivers, 30-year-old Paul Dumitrache of Tulsa, Oklahoma, 53-year-old Gabriela Eastman of Tulsa, Oklahoma and one passenger 30-year-old Vania Cisneros of Tulsa, Oklahoma in custody.
All subjects were transported to the Montgomery County Department of Corrections and all three vehicles were transported to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office and secured for search warrants.
Detectives with MGSO and Agents with Kansas Bureau of Investigation Agents served the search warrants on the three vehicles and located additional evidence in all three vehicles, including marijuana, a second handgun, and over $24,000.00 cash.
Detectives and Agents determined the weight of marijuana to be 93 pounds with a street value of $93,000.00.
Field and Dumitrache were booked into DOC on requested charges that include distribute certain hallucinogenic greater than 1 kilogram.• possession of drug paraphernalia w/intent to manufacture/plant/cultivate controlled substance.• no drug tax stamp for marijuana or controlled substance. • criminal use of weapons; possession of firearm by person addicted/use of a controlled substance.
Eastman and Cisneros were booked into DOC on requested charges that include Distribute certain hallucinogenic greater than 1 kilogram.• Possession of drug paraphernalia w/intent to manufacture/plant/cultivate controlled substance. • No drug tax stamp for marijuana or controlled substance.