GROOM, Texas
An Illinois sheriff's deputy and his traveling companion have been arrested on drug possession charges after Texas authorities say they found 138 pounds of marijuana and 4,000 grams of cocaine in their vehicle during a traffic stop along Interstate 40.
Cook County Deputy Darryl Jenkins, 47, and Dorothy C. Edwards, 31, both of Calumet City, Ill., were arrested Sunday evening after Texas Department of Public Safety troopers pulled over a minivan near Groom in Carson County, about 50 miles east of Amarillo.
The two remained in the Carson County Jail on Tuesday on bail of $60,000 eaach, said Carson County Sheriff Tam Terry. He said the two did not have attorneys retained.
During the traffic stop, troopers noticed something suspicious and were given consent to search the vehicle, DPS said in a news release. The drugs, with a street value of about $368,000, were found inside luggage, DPS said.
Jenkins and Edwards were returning to Chicago from Los Angeles when they were pulled over, DPS spokesman Gabriel Medrano said.
On Tuesday, Jenkins was placed on paid suspension by the Cook County Sheriff's Office, department spokesman Steve Patterson said. A hearing Monday could lead to his suspension without pay, he said.
Jenkins has been a deputy in a courthouse on the south side of Chicago for 22 years, he said.
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