Two people have been federally charged in connection with a traffic stop on Interstate 80 near Lincoln earlier this month that turned up more than 55 pounds of methamphetamine.
Gerardo Soto-Sigala, 39, and Daisy Franco, 34, were indicted Tuesday on charges of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.Â
In U.S. District Court records, Colin Strickland, a special agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration, said that on May 9, Lincoln Police Officer John Hudec stopped a 2010 Honda Odyssey with California plates for a traffic infraction just west of Lincoln's airport exit.
Strickland said that during the stop, the driver, Soto-Sigala, gave Hudec consent to search the minivan, which led to the discovery of a concealed compartment under the center console with 50 individual packages of narcotics hidden inside.Â
The drugs weighed 25.7 kilograms, or nearly 57 pounds.Â
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The two were arrested and are being housed at the Douglas County jail in Omaha. On Friday, they both made initial appearances on a federal complaint.
The U.S. Attorney's Office declined to say where Soto-Sigala and Franco are from.