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Springs police witness drug deal, find meth in car
Posted: 02.03.2013 at 5:01 PM
Rachel Welte

Rachel Welte is the Weekend News Anchor and a General Assignment Reporter.

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COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. -- Colorado Springs police arrested one person overnight during a traffic stop and drug bust.

Just after 2:00 Sunday morning, an officer witnessed a possible drug deal between two cars near S. Academy Boulevard and the Hancock Expressway.

After stopping one of the cars involved, police said they found 10.5 grams of meth and a digital scale inside.

The suspect, 26-year-old Vincente Fernandez, was arrested on several charges including DUI and possession of a schedule II controlled substance.

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