An Iron County Sheriff's Deputy conducted a traffic stop on Interstate-15 and detected the smell of marijuana. A half-smoked joint was clearly visible in the car as the officer came to the window of the California-registered vehicle.
The stories told by the two occupants also conflicted, leading to a search of the vehicle which netted methamphetimine, cocaine, pills and marijuana with a street value of about $180,000.
A 49-yea-old male and 26-year-old female, both from Southern California, were taken into custody.
Utah law enforcement noted this week that the month of November was a record for drug trafficking related stops.
