KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Missouri announced another man was charged as part of Operation LeGend, after officers found a large variety of drugs in his car.
Donald Campos, 40, of Kansas City, Missouri, is charged in U.S. District Court with one count of possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute and one count of possessing firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking.
Law officers arrested Campos September 8 at the Argosy Casino in Riverside, Missouri.
Campos allegedly told authorities he sold about a kilogram of meth a week for more than a year, according to the release.
Officer searched his car and found a large amount of illegal drugs and two guns.
This includes about 4.5 kilograms of methamphetamine, 3.7 kilograms of marijuana, 276 grams of suspected illegal hallucinogenic mushrooms, among other drugs and over $40,000 in cash.
Officers also found a rifle and handgun in the car.
Operation LeGend is a partnership with local and federal law officers to combat violent crime in Kansas City, Missouri.
It's named for 4-year-old LeGend Taliferro, murdered June 29 as he slept in an apartment in Kansas City, Missouri.
Ryson Ellis, 22, of Kansas City, Missouri, is charged in Jackson County with second degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon and 2 counts of armed criminal action in the murder of LeGend.
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