MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – A routine traffic stop in Morgantown has led to a major quatity of marijuana, TKO vape cartridges, bottles of THC vape juice and packaging materials.
Morgantown police chief Ed Preston says the investigation started with a traffic stop on Gallatin Avenue involving a 2018 Dodge Ram pickup truck driven Tristan Clay Anderson, 23, of Bolivar, Ohio. A canine alert on the vehicle resulted in the discovery of 2.5 pounds of marijuana, scales and packaging materials.
Police then obtained a search warrant for a property tied to Anderson in the 300 block of Virginia Avenue and recovered a substantial amount of drugs.
“More than 25 pounds of marijuana, more than 70 bottles of THC oil to charge the pens, more than 300 of the TKO vape cartridges plus more than 100 of the edible marijuana candies.”
Preston says tests have verified the bottles of oil contained a very potent concentration of THC, but no heroin.
The TKO vape cartridges are known to contain heroin.
“If someone has, or knows someone who is using these TKO cartridges, they’re stamped with the letters T-K-O, Technical Knockout, they’re extremely dangerous, they have heroin, they have highly concentrated THC oils in them,” Preston said,”There’s a lot of talk about the Vitamin E acetate thats is used with the THC oils that is extremely dangerous.”
Anderson is being charged with possession with the intent to distribute and is awaiting arraingment.
Preston says this is an ongoing investigation.