Smoke-filled car alerted the Trooper to suspect
(WILSONVILLE) - A Roseburg-area man was arrested Thursday afternoon at a rest area south of Wilsonville when an OSP trooper spotted suspected drug activity in the man's pickup and later found nearly 30 grams of methamphetamine concealed inside.
On November 9, 2006 at approximately 3:14 PM, Oregon State Police Senior Trooper Michael Iwai was driving through the Baldock Rest Area on the northbound side of Interstate 5 near milepost 282 when he saw mass smoke inside a 2001 Toyota Tacoma pickup. Senior Trooper Iwai stopped and approached the pickup.
When the man inside rolled down the window, he could smell what was believed to be a chemical odor and saw other indicators of drug activity.
OSP Senior Trooper Joseph Delgreco and his drug dog, Reggie, were patrolling nearby and responded to assist. With help of Reggie, the troopers subsequently found approximately 30 grams of methamphetamine and less than an ounce of marijuana inside the pickup, some of which was hidden under the glove box and inside vents.
31-year old David Charles Waite, from Roseburg, was taken into custody and lodged at Clackamas County Jail for Possession and Delivery of a Controlled Substance – Methamphetamine. He was also cited to appear for Possession of Less than an Ounce of Marijuana.
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