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Agent testifies at suppression hearing after interstate stop that led to large meth seizure
Summary
An interdiction agent told a judge he stopped a vehicle on I‑40 for lane travel and window‑tint concerns, smelled marijuana and observed nervous behavior before finding nearly two pounds of meth and a firearm during a subsequent search.
An interdiction agent testified at a suppression hearing about an interstate traffic stop that led to the seizure of approximately two pounds of methamphetamine, a firearm and other items.
Kevin Salewsky, an agent with the 20th Judicial District Drug Task Force, said he stopped the vehicle on I‑40 after repeatedly observing the car travel near or across lane lines and because the vehicle’s window tint appeared extremely dark. Salewsky told the court that when he approached the vehicle he immediately smelled marijuana and observed the passenger behave with “abnormal” nervousness. He directed the driver, later identified as Jeffrey "Ty" Hicks, to sit in his patrol vehicle while he continued the stop.
Salewsky said his in‑car video did…
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