Traffic Stop Ends in Methamphetamine Off the Streets and Stolen ATM Recovered.

Sonora, CA…From the Tuolumne County Sherifff’s Dept…”Early this morning, a Sheriff’s Deputy pulled over a white Chevy Envoy on Rawhide Road in Jamestown for expired registration. During the stop, the deputy discovered 50-year-old Irving Gallego and 37-year-old Teresa Abreo of Columbia had 35.28 grams of methamphetamine, plastic baggies, and a digital scale. The suspects also had a full size ATM inside the vehicle. Gallego admitted to taking the ATM from behind Cruisers gas station in Copperoplis.

The couple were arrested and booked into the Tuolumne County Jail for possession of a controlled substance and transporting a controlled substance for sale. We continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the ATM which could result in Gallego facing additional charges.”