MARION – The sheriff’s office in Williamson County says three methamphetamine delivery suspects were arrested after they wandered into law enforcement conducting an undercover operation Thursday.

Tiffany J. Rivera was arrested and cited for Methamphetamine Delivery, Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Adult Use Cannabis in a Motor Vehicle, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Jui T. Barnes was arrested and cited for Possession of Methamphetamine. Diego D. Nevith was arrested and cited for Possession of Methamphetamine and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. All three were taken to and lodged in the Williamson County Jail.

The sheriff’s office says around 12:50 a.m. Thursday, deputies conducting undercover operations saw a suspicious vehicle at the fuel pump of an area truck stop. The vehicle moved to a parking stall on the north side of the business. Deputies saw a second vehicle enter the parking lot and park in the stall next to the first vehicle. Occupants from both vehicles got out and were seen by nearby deputies engaged in activity consistent with an illicit narcotics transaction.

The vehicles departed onto Interstate 57 traveling in opposite directions. Marked patrol units supporting the operation conducted simultaneous traffic stops on both vehicles.

The vehicle traveling southbound I-57 was stopped and the driver was identified as Tiffany J. Rivera. The passenger was identified as Jui T. Barnes.

A Williamson County Sheriff’s Office K9 unit arrived on scene and K9 Roxy was deployed to conduct a free air sniff of the vehicle. The K9 provided a positive alert to the odor of narcotics.

A probable cause search of the vehicle was conducted which located methamphetamine in the front passenger floorboard. Deputies also located a digital scale and packaging materials which are commonly used in the distribution of illegal narcotics.

The vehicle traveling northbound on I-57  was stopped and a passenger was identified as Diego D. Nevith. Nevith had an outstanding Williamson County arrest warrant for Possession of Methamphetamine.

Nevith was searched incident to arrest which located a hypodermic syringe containing meth.

A probable cause search of the vehicle was conducted which located a wallet. Inside the wallet, deputies located Nevith’s Illinois Identification Card, two credit cards with Nevith’s name on them, and a red bag that contained the methamphetamine Nevith purchased in the parking lot of the truck stop.

During the course of the investigation it was discovered that in summary, Nevith had arrived at the truck stop to purchase methamphetamine from Rivera. Rivera and Barnes were in possession of a digital scale, packaging materials, and loose methamphetamine.

Nevith had successfully purchased methamphetamine from Rivera and left the truck stop.

They were then cited for their offenses and taken to jail.