WINONA, Minn. – A man being arrested at a Far East End apartment on a Wisconsin warrant for drugs was found during the arrest to be carrying meth. The meth, three grams, was heat-sealed inside a plastic drinking straw, police said. The straw was in a pocket, police said. Arrested for extradition to Buffalo County, Wisconsin, was Matthew Elmer Richards, 33. The arrest was about 6:40 p.m. in the 50 block of Links Lane. Police said sealed straws are not uncommon for concealing and transporting drugs in powder form.
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Richards. Awaiting transfer back to Wisconsin on a drugs warrant.