Police: 2 drug trafficking suspects found with meth, opioids

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — Two men have been arrested after they were allegedly found with more than 10 pounds of methamphetamine and thousands of opioid pills. KOBI-TV reports the Grants Pass Department of Public Safety said detectives were watching Jonathan Lawson and Jesus Rubio for possibly trafficking narcotics. On Sunday, Lawson was driving a Volkswagen SUV with Rubio as his passenger on Interstate 5. Police said they pulled them over south of Azalea and searched the vehicle. According to police, over 11 pounds of methamphetamine was found along with over 10,000 oxycodone pills that may have been laced with fentanyl. It wasn’t immediately known if the men have attorneys.