K-9 cop finds drugs hidden with magnets under car, police say

Bollinger County sheriff’s deputies arrested a Sikeston, Missouri, man after they say they found a container full of methamphetamine, Xanax and marijuana magnetically attached to the underside of his vehicle.

Jason Allen Compas, 36, was arrested Jan. 28 and charged with two felony counts to distribute a controlled substance, one felony count of possession of a controlled substance and misdemeanor charges of marijuana possession and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Deputies met with a confidential informant who said Compas had been dealing methamphetamine in Bollinger County by making deliveries on a regular basis, according to a probable-cause statement from deputy Darren Bullard.

Compas was planning a delivery at 7:30 p.m. Thursday off Bollinger County Road 314, and he was using containers modified with magnets to stick them to the underside of his vehicle, the report stated.

Deputies waited for Compas along County Road 314, although the vehicle the informant described did not arrive until 9:30 p.m., Bullard wrote.

Deputies blocked the vehicle’s path and pulled Compas and a woman passenger outside of the vehicle to prevent them from destroying evidence, the report stated.

With the help of a police dog, deputies found 6.6 grams of methamphetamine, 1.2 grams of marijuana, 21 Xanax pills and one pill of Clonazepam, an anti-seizure medication, in a black container attached with magnets attached to the vehicle’s fuel tank, the report stated.

Compas’ bond was set at $100,000, cash only. The woman in the vehicle has not been charged.

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