DRIVER CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF COCAINE CARGO.Byline: CAROL ROCK Staff Writer A Northern California Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern man was charged this week with two felonies after a traffic stop in Stevenson Ranch Stevenson Ranch, California (in the 91381 ZIP Code) is a Los Angeles County, USA, unincorporated community west of Santa Clarita a few miles south of Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park. The Stevenson Ranch fountain was redone in 2007. netted 880 pounds of cocaine in the bed of his pickup truck. Juan Vargas For the Peruvian football (soccer) player of the same name, see . For the Dominican baseball player in the Negro Leagues, see . Juan Vargas (born March 7, 1961) is a Democrat and former member of the California State Assembly. Alvarez, 31, of Tracy did not enter a plea at Monday's hearing, where he was charged with possession for sale of a controlled substance controlled substance n. a drug which has been declared by federal or state law to be illegal for sale or use, but may be dispensed under a physician's prescription. and transporting a controlled substance, District Attorney's Office spokeswoman Jane Robison said Tuesday. Alvarez faces a maximum of 30 years in prison if he is convicted, Robison said. He was being held at Men's Central Jail with bail set at $5 million and is scheduled to make his next court appearance Oct. 2. ``In addition, there were special allegations because the amount of cocaine was more than 80 kilograms (about 36 pounds),'' Robison said. ``If he is convicted, these allegations could add significant time to his sentence.'' Alvarez was arrested Sept. 14 on The Old Road near McBean Parkway after a California Highway Patrol officer stopped him for not wearing a seat belt and for the dark tint on the windows of his truck, according to the CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan report. Alvarez was driving a Toyota Tacoma pickup truck with cardboard moving boxes in the open bed. Noticing that Alvarez was extraordinarily anxious, the CHP officer allowed his canine partner to search the truck. The dog's reaction indicated the presence of drugs in the boxes. CHP investigator Charlie Sampson said the amount of cocaine -- worth about $40 million on the streets -- was the largest seizure made by narcotics narcotics n. 1) techinically, drugs which dull the senses. 2) a popular generic term for drugs which cannot be legally possessed, sold, or transported except for medicinal uses for which a physician or dentist's prescription is required. officers in recent history. carol.rock@dailynews.com (661) 257-5252 |
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