Plymouth - On Monday, October 19, 2009, the Amador County Combined Narcotics Enforcement Team (ACCNET) responded to Plymouth to assist the Amador County Sheriff’s Office in a traffic stop that had been conducted on a 1991 Trans Am, with the driver being Sean Stringfellow, age 28, residing in River Pines. Stringfellow had been stopped by the deputy for a Vehicle Code violation. A drug detection dog alerted to the hood and door areas of the vehicle for the presence of controlled substances. Seized from the engine compartment was a plastic baggie containing approximately 22.4 grams of methamphetamine. Seized from inside the passenger compartment of the vehicle was 14.6 grams of marijuana. Upon his arrest, Stringfellow was found to be in possession of 51 Vicodin (a pharmaceutical opiate) hidden in his socks. ACCNET and Sheriff’s personnel responded to Stringfellow’s residence in River Pines and froze the premises until a search warrant was obtained. Upon service of the search warrant, drying marijuana, approximately 188 grams of marijuana packaged for sales, ½ gram of methamphetamine, Vicodin pills, scales, packaging materials marijuana cultivation equipment, and $5,720 were seized. An additional $502 was seized from Stringfellow upon his arrest. A total of $6,222 was seized pursuant to State Asset Forfeiture regulations. Stringfellow was booked into the Amador County Jail on multiple charges. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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