'A significant seizure': NHP nabs hundreds of pounds of cocaine, meth from semi

Sam Gross | Reno Gazette-Journal

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The Nevada Highway Patrol seized 135.36 pounds of cocaine and 144.27 pounds of methamphetamine during a traffic stop on July 19 — not a small haul, as far as drug busts go.

"It's larger than anything I've seen in my 23 years of law enforcement," said Lt. James Simpson of the Nevada Highway Patrol. "It's a significant seizure."

A trooper made the bust during a traffic stop of a semi truck headed north on U.S. Route 93 in White Pine County.

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The trooper stopped the truck for speeding and developed probable cause to apply for a search warrant through the Ely Justice Court, which was then granted.

The drugs were found in the truck's sleeping berth during the search.

Haseeb Ur Rehma Malik, 29, was arrested for speeding and trafficking of a schedule I controlled substance, and Abdul Majid, 28, was arrested for trafficking of a schedule I controlled substance.

NHP is still working to calculate the street value of the seized drugs, but "it's way more than I'll make in a lifetime," Simpson added.