Traffic stop leads to drug arrest on campus
OSP believes Nada had intent to distribute mushrooms, marijuana to OSU campus
Issue date: 3/11/08 Section: News
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Trooper Jeff Smith stopped a vehicle traveling on OSU campus at approximately 3 a.m., 15 miles over the designated speed limit. "Trooper Smith stopped the vehicle for going too fast, and realized that it didn't belong on campus," said Lieutenant Jeff Lanz, OSP station commander. Trooper Smith asked permission from the driver, Sarek T. Vincze, age 20 from Corvallis, and passenger Sean Nada, age 21, from Beaverton, to search the vehicle.
According to a press release from OSP, the search resulted in a discovery of almost 1.2 pounds of marijuana, 22 grams of psilocybin mushrooms, packaging materials and $2,010 in cash belonging to Nada.
Neither of the two men are OSU students. Lt. Lanz believes that the marijuana and psilocybin mushrooms were brought to OSU with the intention of being distributed.
Nada was taken into custody and transported to Benton County Correctional Facility. He is being charged with unlawful distribution and possession of a controlled substance while Vincze was cited for possession of less than an ounce of marijuana.
"These kind of arrests are not frequent, we've had five drug seizures like this in the past two years," Lt. Lanze said.
Last year OSP made a similar arrest, but it involved OSU students.
"Marijuana is prevalent in the Corvallis community, but police [are] getting more funding and personnel to combat this problem," Lt. Lanze said. "I wouldn't say that this is a new problem, but we're getting a better grip on it."
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