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Show The Park Record Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, February 26 - March 1, 2005 A-5 COUNTY SEAT Charges filed in 1-80 meth bust Thinking of Buying or Selling? NOW is the Time! COUNTY EDITOR: Patrick Parkinson 649-9OI4extll2 countynews@parkrecord.com U.S. Immigration and sion of the meth within 1.000 feel Customs Enforcement (ICE) of a church, school and fire staplaced a hold on Mejia with the tion, for which stale law allows a court for violating immigration more serious charge, Brickey attempted to change lanes with- laws, said ICE Resident Agent in said. Charge Dave Ward. "It seems nebulous," Brickey out signaling. "We would continue an inves- said, about the enhancement of "At the time [Mejia] was taken into custody, an occupant tigation on our end." Ward said. charges'on random traffic stops. Mejia is also charged with sevin the passenger's scat indicated "We have to establish whether or traffic-related misdeto officers that she was carrying not the person is either an illegal eral alien or an alien who is out of meanors. He is scheduled to concealed methamphetamine at make an initial appearance in [Mejia's] request," states court status or a convicted felon." information filed Feb. 23, by "If they are in fact guilty of a Third District Court on March 1. Summit County Chief crime we want them to pay the Methamphetaminc use is on the Prosecuting Attorney David penally for that crime," he adds. rise in eastern Summit County, The passenger initially told Edmunds said. Brickey. the deputy she was 18 years old, "They were corning up here to The woman turned over the drugs to a female Park City offi- though, now claims she is a juve- their contacts in Summit County cer who assisted at the scene, nile and charges are pending and Ihey were going to deliver Brickey adds. If convicted of the against her in Utah Juvenile that portion of inelh." Edmunds felony. Mejia could face a Court, Brickey said, adding that said. "'Iliey were the big dealers $10,000 fine and up to 15 years in she was transported to a deten- that were coming up to give it to prison. According to court doc- tion facility in Salt Lake County. the smaller dealers ... we will be He did not enhance the felony attempting to locate whore uments, he was being held Friday in the Summit County Jail on charge against Mejia, even specifically this was going and though the man was in posses- what individual it was going to." $] 1.500 bail. Man faces felony for intent to distribute, charges pending against female juvenile By PATRICK PARKINSON Of the Record staff With the recovery last week by a Summit County deputy of roughly 60 grams of nielhamphetamine from a pickup truck on Interstate SO. the Summit County Attorney's Office charged Bountiful resident Ranulfo Santiago Mejia; 27, with intent to distribute a controlled substance. a second-degree felony. Deputy Andrew Leatham, of the Summit County Sheriff's Office, pulled over a vehicle the suspect was driving near Jeremy Ranch on Fob. 17. Leatham determined the man did not have a driver license. Sheriff Dave Edmunds said, adding that Mcjia We don't just list your property.,.\ve SELL iti TERRY &LANNIE SCOPES. Call Your Home Team! 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