STRATFORD, Texas (KFDA) – Two people have been arrested and another is still on the run after methamphetamine was found in a car in Stratford.

According to Stratford Police Chief Richard Coborn, a Stratford police officer pulled over a 2018 Ford Explorer around 7:20 p.m. Monday.

Coborn says there were three people in the car, a white woman and two African-American men.

After obtaining probable cause, a search of the car was conducted.

The officer found a suitcase inside the vehicle with approximately 45 pounds of methamphetamine inside.

Officials say once the officer picked up the suitcase containing the meth, both men began fighting with the officers.

The woman, identified as Brittany Wilson, and a man, identified as Brandon Canady of Saint Joseph, Missouri, were arrested.

The other man got back into the Ford Explorer and drove off.

The man is described as a 5′8″ black male with braided hair and light facial hair.

The suspect vehicle is a dark gray 2018 Ford Explorer with Missouri tag JJ0J6T.

The car was last seen in Stratford around 7:30 p.m. traveling eastbound on Highway 54.

If anyone has information about this incident, call the Stratford Police Department at 806-366-3051.

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