Criminology and Psychology

car stopped for speeding led to an arrest and the seizure of 55 pounds of cocaine and five pounds of heroin.State police troopers pulled over the car after its driver was speeding on I-94 near M-51 in Van Buren County.During the stop, the troopers found a hidden compartment in the car and 27 kilo-shaped packages. Of those, 25 tested positive for cocaine and the other two tested positive for heroin.The estimated street value of the drugs is $1 million. Though he wasn't involved in this particular bust, Capt. Joseph Taylor of the Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team said I-94 from Chicago through Detroit is a haven for traffickers, and they're tough to spot."They're very, very skilled," Taylor said. "Hidden compartments in the vehicles are very common, very well done and very difficult to find unless you're an expert in that area."A US Department of Justice drug market analysis of 2008 cites Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids as primary drug markets for a High In...

Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team (KVET) executed a search warrant at approximately 7:20 PM this evening in the 6600 block of Claxton Drive (Pavilion Township). At the time of entry, eight individuals were present inside the mobile home.Officers discovered various meth lab production components, but not an active lab. A significant quantity of finished meth packaged for sale was seized during the raid; approximately ½ ounce of finished meth product in 14 individual packages. KVET will be seeking charges on two residents of the mobile home, a 50 year old male and a 48 year old female, for the following felony violations: Possession with Intent to Deliver Methamphetamine and Manufacturing Methamphetamine. The female has several prior drug convictions and was recently released from prison and is on parole for a meth manufacturing.Two of the six non-residents present were arrested: a 34 year old male Kalamazoo County resident on a Kalamazoo County warrant for Failure to Pay Child Su...