Las Vegas DEA agents seize 50 pounds of meth from hotel room
Updated April 28, 2023 - 5:32 pm
Las Vegas drug enforcement agents this week seized about 50 pounds of methamphetamine from a local hotel room that was being used by a California man to stash drugs.
Manuel Efrain Manzanares, 26, of Salinas, faces charges of trafficking more than 400 grams of drugs, possession of a controlled substance and conspiracy.
On Wednesday, agents took Manzanares into custody and during a search of his vehicle recovered a gun and cocaine. A search warrant was served at his hotel room where about 50 pounds of methamphetamine was found in two duffle bags, according to a statement from the Drug Enforcement Administration.
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