Menard SO Deputy Smith makes notable drug money seizure during traffic stop
SEIZURE SELECTION- Deputy Michael Smith with the handgun, drugs, and cash seized during the traffic stop of a Colorado man last week. Photo courtesy MCSO.
On Thursday, March 31, 2022, at approximately 7:43 p.m., Menard County Sheriff’s Deputy Michael Smith initiated a traffic stop on a Cheverolet Silverado pickup truck with Colorado license plates. The pickup was speeding, and the stop occurred about 7 miles south of Menard on Highway 83.
Upon contact with the driver, Deputy Smith smelled marijuana. A probable cause search of the vehicle yielded a lo…