#NEWS Over $3 MILLION worth of meth was discovered during a routine traffic stop near Charlotte NC.
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Authorities pulled over a vehicle when deputies noticed it had a license plate from Sinaloa, Mexico, a stronghold of the Sinaloa cartel and a major source of methamphetamine production.
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The plate was partially covered by a tag cover which is a violation that prompted the initial pull-over.

The driver, identified as 38-year-old Felix Tirado-Ramirez, a Mexican national, was the only person in the car.

A K-9 alerted police to the presence of drugs, providing probable cause for a vehicle search.
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Deputies discovered 138 pounds crystal methamphetamine hidden inside the car.

Tirado-Ramirez was arrested and charged with two counts of trafficking in methamphetamine.

He is being held in the Cleveland County Jail on a $1 million secured bond.
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