ST. GEORGE — A man from Hurricane has been charged with drug possession after police say they located meth hidden inside bags of raw shrimp in his vehicle.

Jose Manuel Reyes Ruiz, 48, was charged last week with drug possession with intent to distribute, a second-degree felony; endangerment of a child, a third-degree felony; plus drug paraphernalia possession, a class B misdemeanor.

On Aug. 2, a St. George police officer conducted a traffic stop on a GMC pickup truck because the vehicle's windows were tinted so dark the driver couldn't be seen, a police booking affidavit states. While measuring the window tint, the driver started "rapidly providing unsolicited information regarding the vehicle and a dog in the rear seat."

The officer noted the man, identified as Ruiz, was nervous and fum

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