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Media Release
Contact: Major Robert Sanders FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Phone: (601) 856-6111 Date: 01/16/2020

On Wednesday January 15, 2020 at 10:39pm, an officer with the

Madison Police Department conducted a traffic stop on Interstate

55 NB near the 108-mile marker in the City of Madison,

Mississippi. The result of the stop was the arrest of Luis

Wilfredo Vega and the seizure of 140 pounds of Marijuana. Vega

was originally stopped for a traffic violation and during the

course of the stop the officer became suspicious that Vega was

involved in criminal activity. Through the course of the

investigation, the officer recovered three small bags of cocaine

in Vegas’ possession. Further investigation led to a K9 alert

on a large tool box in the bed of the truck driven by Vega.

Once officers gained entry into the tool box, several bundles of

suspected marijuana were found concealed inside the tool box

that totaled approximately 140 pounds. Vega was arrested on

scene and is currently being held in the Madison County

Detention Center pending his initial appearance in the City of

Madison Municipal Court on the charge of Trafficking a

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Controlled Substance and Possession of Cocaine along with

traffic violations.

Luis W. Vega, Age 39

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