Printed in the High Desert Advocate Edition August 27, 2021.
Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper found approximately 500 pills inside the trunk of the vehicle. (photo credit the Nevada Highway Patrol Northern and Southern Command)
Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper found approximately 500 pills inside the trunk of the vehicle. (photo credit the Nevada Highway Patrol Northern and Southern Command)
On Wednesday August 11, 2021, at around 9:55 am, a Nevada Highway Patrol (NHP) Trooper was on routine patrol on US-93 near mile marker 93 in White Pine County. The Trooper entered the Schellbourne Rest Area parking lot and observed a black-colored Honda Civic passenger car with the hood up.
As the Trooper conducted a welfare check on the adult male driver, he identified possible criminal activity and observed drug paraphernalia inside the vehicle. During a probable cause search of the vehicle, the Trooper discovered approximately 500 pills, suspected to be Fentanyl. The driver, 56-year-old Luis Gonzalo Acosta of Blythe, California, was arrested and booked at the White Pine County Jail on the following charges:
Possession of a controlled substance, possession of paraphernalia, possession of a controlled substance for sales, transporting a substance that cannot be introduced into interstate commerce, and transporting a controlled substance.
