On Wednesday, Jan. 28, the Gunnison Police Department (GPD) performed a traffic stop and seized a substantial quantity of illicit drugs believed to be cocaine that were packaged for individual sale.
Following the seizure, GPD with the assistance of the Gunnison County Sheriff's Office, and the Regional Drug Task Force, executed a related drug search warrant of a residence. That warrant was served with the assistance of the Montrose Police Department K-9 Team on a residence located in the 400 block of Rio Grande Avenue during the early evening. Additional drug paraphernalia was located. A suspect, Antelmo Baz Lopez, was booked into the Gunnison County Detention Center on the charge of possession of controlled substance with the intent to sell and distribute.
The traffic stop and subsequent warrant originated as a result of an investigation related to a middle-school aged student experiencing a medical emergency at the school due to the use of an illicit drug. The young person was treated and released.
