KUTTAWA — Troopers assigned to Kentucky State Police Post 1’s Interdiction Team stopped a vehicle about 8:30 a.m. Monday, April 24 on Interstate 24, near the 47 mile marker in Lyon County for a traffic violation. During the traffic stop, troopers located heroin, methamphetamine, marijuana and two types of prescription drugs. The passenger was also found to be in possession of a fake social security card.
The driver of the vehicle, Esteban Carmona-Hinojosa, 39, of Nashville, Tenn., was arrested and charged with careless driving, no operator’s license, first-degree possession of a controlled substance (heroin), first-degree possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), trafficking in marijuana, two counts of possession of a legend drug and possession of drug paraphernalia.
A passenger in the vehicle, Rey D. Guzman-Perez, 21, of Nashville, Tenn., was arrested and charged with first-degree possession of a controlled substance (heroin), first-degree possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), trafficking in marijuana, two counts of possession of a legend drug and possession of drug paraphernalia and second-degree possession of a forged instrument.
Carmona-Hinojosa and Guzman-Perez were taken to the Caldwell County Jail. The investigation is continuing by Trooper T. J. Williams.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Kentucky State Police Post 1 at 270-856-3721 or anonymously at 1-800-222-5555. Citizens may also report tips anonymously through the KSP app. The app is available for iPhone, iPad and Android applications and can be easily downloaded free of charge through Apple and Google Play stores.