Deputy Bennett with the Marshall County Sheriff Department Deputy conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the 300 Block of West 1st Road in LaPaz on Monday, July 26th about 4 in the afternoon.
During the traffic stop, K9 Officer Diesel was deployed and alerted to the presence of narcotics in the vehicle. While conducting a search of the vehicle, the deputy located suspected methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.
The driver, identified as 59-year-old Dale Martin of Lakeville, was transported to the Marshall County Jail and booked for Possession of Methamphetamine and Possession of Paraphernalia.
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