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ST. GEORGE — A Colorado woman was sentenced to serve time in federal prison after a traffic stop led to the seizure of more than 80 pounds of methamphetamine – one of the largest seizures in Utah.
On Tuesday, 39-year-old Felicia Ramona Buckley-Bowers, of Denver, appeared in U.S. District Court in St. George for sentencing on one felony count of possession of meth with intent to distribute, a federal offense that carries a maximum sentence of 10 years to life in prison depending on the amount of drugs involved.
Washington County Sheriff's deputies arrested Bowers on Feb. 28, 2021, following a late-night traffic stop on northbound Interstate 15 in St. George. Bowers was headed home to Denver, after a trip to California, according to charging documents filed with the court.
After responding to the scene, a K-9 indicated the possible presence of drugs. Deputies conducted a search and inside of the trunk, deputies located two cardboard boxes that contained a total of 27 packages of suspected meth that weighed 81 pounds combined. Also recovered were 24 grams of suspected heroin.
Bowers was arrested and transported to Purgatory Correctional Facility where she was booked on second-degree felony possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance. She was also charged with misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance, paraphernalia and open container.
Washington County Sheriff's Lt. Dave Crouse told St. George News the purchase price in Los Angeles for a pound of meth at that time was roughly $2,500 per pound
