Published in the High Desert Advocate, July 26th, 2018 Edition
Thursday, July 19, 2018 at around 9:00 p.m., a Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper patrolling US93 in White Pine County conducted a traffic stop of a commercial motor vehicle for speeding. During the stop, the NHP Trooper identified signs of criminal activity. The Trooper applied for, and was granted, a search warrant for the vehicle through the Ely Justice Court. During the search, NHP Troopers located 135.36 pounds of Cocaine and 144.27 pounds of Methamphetamine in the sleeper berth of the vehicle.
Both men were arrested by NHP.
Haseeb Ur Rehma Malik, age 29 was arrested for Speeding and Trafficking of a Schedule I Controlled Substance.
Abdul Majid, age 28 was arrested for Trafficking of a Schedule I Controlled Substance. Each man Bail was set at $500,000.
