By Sarah Roebuck
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ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. — A child abduction was stopped thanks to deputies with the Nash County Sheriff’s Office.
On July 4, a deputy conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle with Florida plates on Interstate 95. As the deputy was observing the vehicle and asking the driver routine questions, they developed reasonable suspicion to believe there was criminal activity, the sheriff’s office said.
The driver gave consent to a vehicle search and during that search, two vape THC cartridge pens were located inside the driver’s door and center console. During an investigation, deputies learned the 16-year-old female passenger was reported missing five hours prior to the traffic stop by the Coral Springs Police Department in the state of Florida.
The teen was transported to juvenile services where she was transported to the Wake County Juvenile Detention Center awaiting pickup by her family from Florida.
The sheriff’s office said the suspect was not known to the family and he did not have permission to transport the juvenile across state lines.
The suspect, identified as Alejandro Hernandez Vazquez, was given a $500,000 secured bond and a $5,000 secured bond for the other charges related to the narcotics violations.
Vazquez faces charges of abduction of a child, felony possession of synthetic cannabinoids, possession of marijuana paraphernalia and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.