EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Four people were arrested on July 28 in El Paso’s Lower Valley with multiple charges after a traffic stop led to the discovery of narcotics and one occupant fled on foot.
According to El Paso Police, two men and two women were arrested and charged with the following:
Carlos Antonio Carillo
- Two separate counts of manufacturing and/or delivery of a controlled substance.
Ashley Judith Pedroza
- Two counts of possession of a controlled substance
Amanda Michelle Pina
- Three separate counts of possession of a controlled substance
Edgar Ivan Sonora
- One count of burglary of a building
- One count of evading arrest
- Two counts of possession of a controlled substance
- One count of failure to identify “fugitive from justice”
- One count of “wt/ drug paraphernalia possession”
At roughly 4 p.m. on July 28, officers were driving northbound on Carolina Drive and Giles Road when they saw a vehicle with an expired registration, El Paso Police said.
Officers conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle, when one occupant fled on foot, El Paso Police said.
El Paso Police said a K9 unit was called to assist, and the K9 tracked the fleeing suspect to a shed, where he attempted to hide.
Officers then uncovered the narcotics, which included meth, fentanyl pills, heroin, and crack cocaine, El Paso Police said.
The fleeing suspects and the other three individuals in the vehicle were then arrested, El Paso Police said.
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