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Traffic Stop for Mechanical Violation Leads to $1.9 Million Cocaine Seizure in Siskiyou County

WEED, Calif. — A routine traffic stop on northbound Interstate 5 near Weed turned into one of Siskiyou County’s largest drug busts in recent years when a Siskiyou County Sheriff’s deputy discovered 18 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a false compartment inside a 2022 Mazda CX-5.

On May 29, 2026, at approximately 11:50 a.m., a deputy pulled over the vehicle for a mechanical violation. The driver, identified as 32-year-old Salvador Roy Najera, Jr., was found to be…

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