MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

Troop H Headquarters-3525 North Belt-St. Joseph, MO 64506


News Release

For further information please contact: Sergeant Jacob P. Angle
(816)387-2345, ext. 3847
H414143
April 17, 2014

EMPHASIS: Traffic Stop On Interstate 29 Results In Drug Arrest


On April 7, 2014, at approximately 10:39 a.m., a member of the Missouri State Highway Patrol stopped a 2013 Nissan Frontier on Interstate 29 at the 69-mile marker north of St. Joseph, Missouri. The driver was identified as Ramon Arrendondo, 22, of San Jose, California, and the passenger was identified as Eleuterio Murillo-Salgado, 34, of San Jose, California. During the course of the traffic stop, several indicators of criminal activity were observed causing the trooper to become suspicious. Consent to search the vehicle was requested and granted; therefore, a search of the vehicle was conducted. That search revealed four packages believed to contain cocaine. The combined weight of the packages is approximately 10 pounds.

Murillo-Salgado was arrested for felony trafficking of a controlled substance--cocaine. He was transported to the Holt County Jail where he is being held pending a formal charge. The driver, Ramon Arrendondo, was not charged and was released.

The charge for which Murillo-Salgado was arrested is a mere accusation and not evidence of guilt. Evidence in support of the charge must be presented before a court of competent jurisdiction whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence.
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