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Driver allegedly throws $2,800 worth of ‘ice’ out of car
A car driver who was pulled over in Navy Hill on Friday early morning for allegedly committing traffic violation threw out from the vehicle a folded paper towel containing 7.6 grams of methamphetamine or “ice” worth $2,800.
Hong Xiang Li, 30, a Chinese national, was arrested for illegal possession of controlled substance and trafficking of controlled substance (with intent).
Li was taken before Superior Court Associate Judge Joseph N. Camacho for bail hearing yesterday afternoon. A $50,000 cash bail was initially imposed on the defendant.
Drug Enforcement Task Force officer Rudolph C. Sablan stated in his report that Police Officer 3 John Mendiola was conducting a routine patrol when he observed a car speeding east on Micro Beach Road without stopping at the stop sign near the Garapan Fire Station three-way intersection on Friday at 3:30am.
Mendiola followed the car, a blue Toyota Corolla with license plate ACL-214, which proceeded toward Navy Hill traffic signal light, entered Chalan Pale Arnold Road, then headed north.
Mendiola activated his emergency lights and siren for a violator stop upon reaching the bus stop of Navy Hill near Twins Super Market.
The car stopped in the parking lot of Grand Market.
The officer noticed that the driver, who was later identified as Li, leaned over to the right side and threw out a white paper towel from the front passenger window.
The car moved forward and completely stopped. Mendiola called for additional police unit to assist him at the scene.
A responding officer recovered from the ground beside the car a bulky white paper towel that contained eight zip-lock baggies of crystalline substance.
Mendiola called dispatch and requested for assistance of a crime scene technician and Drug Enforcement Task Force at the site for further investigation.
A crime scene technician tested the substance presumptive positive for methamphetamine.
