EVANSVILLE — Orange and blue bags that typically contain a cheesy snack were used to conceal about 40 pounds of methamphetamine, according to Indiana deputies.
Two “suspicious” packages containing Cheetos bags were shipped to an address in Evansville, the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office said in a March 5 news release. Inside were several Cheetos bags that didn’t contain the snack food but instead held a wrapped package of what was believed to be methamphetamine, a photo shows.
The packages were flagged by a local parcel delivery service, and detectives went to the address to investigate, deputies said.
There they saw a 46-year-old and 36-year-old from Los Angeles retrieve the packages, deputies said.
That’s when detectives attempted to stop the two with the package, but they fled, according to deputies. The pair tried to drive away but crashed into a deputy’s vehicle, the sheriff’s office said.
They were arrested and charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, according to the news release.
Evansville is about a 180-mile drive southwest from Indianapolis.
By KATE LINDERMAN/McClatchy News
