Suspicious vehicle leads to bust

EL PASO -- Police officers investigating a suspicious vehicle at a West Side apartment complex made a cocaine bust, police officials said.

Shortly after 2 p.m. Friday, officers responded to the 200 block of McClintock to investigate the suspicious vehicle. Once there, they noticed the strong odor of marijuana coming from a nearby apartment unit.

A resident at the unit, 19-year-old Neftali Mendoza, gave officers permission to enter the premises. Inside, officers found eight pounds of pot, more than 60 grams of cocaine, and items commonly used in the packaging of drugs for distribution, officials said.

Officers arrested Mendoza and he was charged with a count of Manufacture/Delivery of Cocaine, a count of Possession of Marijuana and a count of Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

Mendoza was booked him into the El Paso County Detention Facility in lieu of a $60,000 bond.