2 people arrested Monday for meth

Two people were arrested Monday after authorities allegedly found more than 2 pounds of methamphetamine in their possession, Bend Police Lt. Ken Mannix said.

Members of the Central Oregon Drug Enforcement team, a regional drug investigation team, responded to the scene of a traffic stop at about 10 p.m. Monday near First Street and Huntington Road in La Pine, Mannix wrote in a news release Thursday.

The CODE team believes the passenger in the Ford F350 pickup — Alex Barajas, 31, of Culver — was involved in the trafficking of “large quantities of methamphetamine throughout the tri-county region,” Mannix said.

During the traffic stop, Mannix wrote, a K-9 alerted officers to the presence of narcotics in the pickup. Police searched the vehicle and found about 2.3 pounds of methamphetamine, much of which was hidden in the dashboard. Police estimate the value of the seizure at $32,000. They also seized a small amount of suspected cocaine, ecstasy and brass knuckles.

During the investigation, the driver of the vehicle — Bonita Leonard, 34, of Warm Springs — allegedly gave false information to police.

Barajas and Leonard were lodged at the Deschutes County jail on suspicion of possession, manufacture and delivery of a controlled substance, among other charges.

— Bulletin staff report