MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Authorities in northwestern Wisconsin say a woman is in custody after a traffic stop this week turned up nearly $40,000 worth of methamphetamine.
The Sawyer County Sheriff’s Office says deputies stopped a Dodge Durango on Sunday in Edgewater, Wisconsin, as part of a drug investigation in the area.
READ MORE: In Last 2 Years, Minneapolis Added $51M To Fund Covering Police Conduct SettlementsThe Durango’s driver, a 40-year-old woman From Birchwood, Wisconsin, was arrested. She is being held in the county jail on a $50,000 cash bond pending charges of drug possession and intent to make/distribute.
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