Saturday 21st June 2025

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A 48-year-old California resident has been charged with a drug-trafficking felony after a traffic stop on I-70.

According to a probable cause statement, authorities from the Missouri State Highway Patrol conducted a traffic stop on I-70 in Lafayette County. The driver, Gabriel Grajeda-Mendez, consented to a search of the vehicle, where troopers allegedly located 90 packages of a white crystal substance. The substance tested positive for methamphetamine. Each package weighed approximately one pound.

Court documents Grajeda-Mendez is charged with a felony for trafficking drugs in the first degree over the statutory amount. Bond is fixed at $100,000 cash only.

Grejeda-Mendez was arraigned on July 28. He is due for a counsel-status hearing at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, August 10, at Lafayette County Circuit Court.