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Medford police say man was carrying a half-pound of meth Aug 02, 2014 12:00 AM A A A Grants Pass man who was the subject of a yearlong Medford police drug investigation was arrested Thursday while driving on Crater Lake Highway and allegedly carrying a half-pound of methamphetamine, more than 2 ounces of heroin and $11,711 in cash, police said. Santiago Contreras-Martinez, 32, of the 100 block of N.W. Blossom Drive, Grants Pass, is lodged in the Jackson County Jail on charges of possession, manufacture and distribution of methamphetamine and possession of heroin, a Medford Police Department news release said. His bail is set at $1.4 million, jail records show. Contreras-Martinez was pulled over by a Medford Area Drug and Gang Enforcement detective at about 6 p.m. near the intersection of Crater Lake Highway and Interstate 5, the release said. During the traffic stop, a police dog named Narc discovered the drugs and cash inside his vehicle, the release said. Medford police say man was carrying a half-pound of meth