(Tuesday 9:30 a.m.) – Two men have been charged after a large Meth bust Monday on I-29 in Andrew County.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the driver, Jeff E. Hart, 31, of Las Vegas, Nevada, and passenger Omar M. Chapman, 39, of Las Vegas, Nevada, were arrested for trafficking of a controlled substance. Each are charged in Andrew County with felonies of trafficking drugs, delivery of controlled substance, two counts of possession of controlled substance and a misdemeanor for unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.

As we previously reported, the Patrol said one pound of methamphetamine was seized during a traffic stop around 9:25 a.m. Monday on southbound I-29 at the 57-mile marker.

Hart and Chapman are currently being held on $100,000 bail in the Andrew County Jail.

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(Monday) – The Missouri State Highway Patrol said one pound of methamphetamine was seized during a traffic stop Monday in Andrew County.

Around 9:25 a.m. Monday, a the patrol said a state trooper stopped a southbound 2003 Chevrolet pickup on Interstate 29 at the 57-mile marker in Andrew County. According to a news release, circumstances led to the trooper conducting a probable cause search of the vehicle after a Missouri State Highway Patrol K-9 sniff of the vehicle. The search revealed one pound of methamphetamine located in the vehicle.

Two people from Nevada were arrested for investigation of trafficking a controlled substance and taken to the Andrew County Sheriff’s Department. As of 4 p.m. charges were not yet listed on online court documents.