On Monday, a Pinal County deputy was conducting traffic enforcement along Interstate-10 when he pulled over a car at mile marker 215 for a minor traffic violation.
Jacinto Armentilla Canevet, 57, was the driver of the vehicle and was identified by his Mexican National Identification card. Silvia Ramos Lopez, 53, was a passenger and was identified by her U.S. Border Crossing Card. During the traffic stop, deputies noticed Lopez appeared to be hiding something underneath her shirt. Deputies found eight bundles of heroin taped to her torso and chest. The total weight of the heroin was four pounds.
Both were arrested and charged with possession of narcotics, Possession of narcotics with intent to sell and transportation of narcotics with intent to sell.