Amarillo man arrested on drug distribution charge

AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — An Amarillo man is facing federal charges after police found around nine pounds of suspected cocaine during a traffic stop according to Court Documents that were published in the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Documents showed that an Amarillo Police Department officer conducted a traffic a stop on a vehicle that was driven by Joangel Baca on Monday.

During a search of Baca’s SUV, police said they found a handgun and four bricks of cocaine.

Baca was booked into the Randall County Jail according to the documents.

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