A recent traffic stop outside of Kingfisher resulted in a hefty drug bust and left two children in custody of the state.

Arrested on March 20 by Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Michael Eckhardt were Mario Guevara Ramos, 21, and Jordan Teter, 22, both of Desert Hot Springs, Calif.

Both were charged March 26 in Kingfisher County District Court with one felony count of aggravated trafficking in illegal drugs and two felony counts of child neglect.

Ramos also was charged with a misdemeanor count of driving without a driver’s license.

According to a probable cause affidavit, Eckhardt pulled over the black Toyota being driven by Ramos east of Kingfisher on State Highway 33.

The affidavit says the stop was prompted by the California license plate being partially covered and the vehicle twice crossing over the white road line.

Ramos told Eckhardt he didn’t have a driver’s license or any other form of ID, the affidavit states. It goes on to say Eckhardt noticed several signs of stress being exhibited by Ramos when they were in his patrol car, including travel plans that had the vehicle on State Highway 33 - and not Interstate 40 - despite Ramos’ claim of driving from Santa Fe, N.M., to Oklahoma City.

“I believed Guevara Ramos body language, demeanor and travel plans were not consistent with that of the innocent motoring public, rather consistent with criminal activity,” the affidavit reads.

Trooper Jake Sawatzky arrived at the scene with a drug detection dog and the affidavit said the dog gave “‘positive indication’ to the odor of illegal drugs when being deployed around the vehicle,” according to the affidavit.

That, plus Ramos’ alleged admission of Teter, one of three passengers in the car, having a THC vape pen, led to a probable cause search of the vehicle, the affidavit says.

The search revealed two suitcases, one in the rear cargo area that was filled with clothes, but zipped in the liner were 11 one-gallon plastic bags with a white substance that appeared to be methamphetamine, the affidavit reads.

Another suitcase was between two car seats in the back seat, the affidavit says. It contained 15 one-gallon bags of a substance believed to be methamphetamine, according to the affidavit.

Further inspection in the rear of the car revealed a “modified lined aftermarket compartment in the rear bumper,” the document says.

Inside that compartment were 24 one-gallon plastic bags of white substance believed to be methamphetamine.

The two adults were then arrested and taken to Kingfisher County Criminal Justice Center.

The children - 1 and 3 years old - were released to the custody of the Department of Human Services.

Teter and Ramos pleaded not guilty at a court appearance on March 27. Their next appearances are 1:30 p.m. Thursday, April 25.