A 33-year-old Hutchinson man told a Winthrop police officer there may be methamphetamine in his system after the officer found three small vials holding the drug in his pockets, according to the complaint.
The officer had stopped the vehicle on Nov. 8 because of an inoperable headlight and a loud exhaust. The driver was Omar Cano. Dispatch told the officer his license was revoked.
Cano consented to a search of his person. In his pockets the officer found three small vials that held more than a quarter gram of methamphetamine, the complaint says. Cano then admitted there might be methamphetamine in his system.
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Officers obtained and carried out a search warrant for a sample of Cano’s blood. It was collected and sent to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension for analysis. The complaint does not say what the test showed.
Cano is charged in Sibley County District Court in a complaint filed Nov. 9. Fifth-degree drug possession is a felony that carries up to five years in prison or a $10,000 fine or both. The DWI count alleges he drove while methamphetamine was present in his system. It and a count of driving after revocation are misdemeanors that each carry up to 90 days or a $1,000 fine or both.
