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Kentucky Police Seize 55 Pounds of Meth Disguised as Christmas Gifts

The 23-year-old faces a first-degree trafficking charge with a Jan. 2 court date pending.

Overview

  • During a Dec. 22 narcotics investigation in Jeffersontown, a K-9 alerted to a vehicle just outside Louisville.
  • Police released photos of trunk boxes wrapped in Christmas paper that they say concealed suspected methamphetamine.
  • Jacob Talamantes, 23, of Nebraska was detained after trying to walk away and was arrested at the scene.
  • He faces a first-degree trafficking charge, and investigators say he reported traveling from Iowa to traffic the drugs.
  • Jeffersontown Police credited Kentucky State Police and the DEA with assistance, and they say additional charges are possible as the probe continues.