Opinion ID: 6328976
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Heading: Mercedes SUV

Text: On July 19, 2017, investigators intercepted two calls between Hidalgo-Sanchez and someone named Aaron at a car hauling company called Mueve Tu Carro in Stockton, California. Hidalgo-Sanchez identiﬁed himself as “Roberto Martinez” and arranged for a Mercedes SUV to be transported from California to Michigan. Detective Cooper used this call to obtain authority to monitor the location of the car carrier. When the car carrier was in Michigan, Detective Cooper alerted the Michigan State Police. Michigan State Police Ofﬁcer Daryl Myers testiﬁed that he assisted in stopping the car Nos. 20-2673 & 21-1158 9 carrier. He looked at the bill of lading for the Mercedes SUV and saw a phone number with a 608 area code, which did not match the destination—Sturgis, Michigan. This, among other inconsistencies, raised his suspicion. After a canine alerted ofﬁcers to drugs in the vehicle, they searched and found about ﬁve kilograms of methamphetamine.