Bonners Ferry Police arrest suspected interstate drug trafficker

November 19, 2014

The Bonners Ferry Police Department announced the arrest of a 22 year old Kila, Montana man for alleged possession for sale of a controlled substance, following an early morning traffic stop by Bonners Ferry Police. According to information from the Bonners Ferry Police Department, yesterday, November 18, at approximately 5:15 a.m., Detective William Cowell observed a vehicle driving erratically in the area of the North Hill of Bonners Ferry. Detective Cowell initiated a traffic stop in the area of Highway 95 and Sunrise, just outside of city limits. Upon making contact with the driver, Detective Cowell smelled a strong odor of marijuana coming from inside the vehicle. The driver, later identified as Jarek Matthew Paszek, age 22, from Kila, Montana, was arrested on drug charges. Paszek’s 1998 Dodge Intrepid was towed for evidence. Detective Cowell then prepared a search warrant for the suspect’s vehicle. A warrant was signed by the Honorable Justin Julian of the Boundary County Court. Detective Cowell along with other investigators from the Boundary County Drug Task Force served the search warrant later that day and recovered approximately 24 grams of suspected heroin, 2 grams of suspected marijuana, and 1 gram of suspected methamphetamine, along with scales and packaging material that police say are consistent with sales of narcotics. Investigators also located several containers with hidden compartments that police believe are used to secrete drugs in a manner consistent with someone transporting narcotics. The approximate street value of the seized narcotics is over $3,000.00. Suspect Paszek was transported and booked into the Boundary County Jail for a number of narcotics related offenses. Reports will be submitted to the Boundary County Prosecutor’s Office with felony Charges pending.