Navajo PD snags people carrying illegal drugs

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By Karen Francis


WINDOW ROCK — Navajo Nation Police made several arrests on two major highways that run through the Navajo Nation.

On U.S. 160 near Kayenta, police arrested Jesus Martin Tapia of Phoenix and Raul Rivera Pena of Tijuana, Mexico, for transporting cocaine.

A Navajo Nation Police officer stopped Tapia for illegible plates the night of June 9 and noticed indicators of criminal activity. The officer deployed a canine and found an “after-market compartment.â€