(Guadalupe County) — A San Antonio man now faces drug and federal charges following a routine traffic stop on Interstate 10.
On Thursday, Aug. 25, Guadalupe County Sheriff’s Deputies say they pulled over a 2025 Volkswagen Atlas traveling westbound near the 625-mile marker for a traffic violation. During the stop, deputies identified one of the occupants as Stephen Andrews of San Antonio.
A Nixon Police Department K-9 unit was called to the scene to conduct a free-air sniff around the vehicle. Officials say that’s when the K-9 gave a positive alert for the presence of illegal narcotics, prompting deputies to search the entire SUV.
According to the sheriff’s office, deputies uncovered approximately five kilos of methamphetamine. Andrews was taken into custody at the scene and later booked into the Guadalupe County Adult Detention Facility.
Authorities confirmed Andrews is now facing federal charges in the U.S. Western District Court of Texas.
The case remains under federal investigation.