Two women were arrested for allegedly attempting to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine Wednesday, according to the affidavit for arrest.

Marrisa Bauder and Mariah Boggs were arrested around 6:15 p.m. Wednesday near Phippsburg. 

Bauder is charged with unlawful distribution of meth, unlawful distribution of fentanyl, unlawful possession of a controlled substance, second-degree introduction of contraband, possession of drug paraphernalia and speeding.

Boggs is charged with unlawful distribution of fentanyl, unlawful possession of meth and possession of drug paraphernalia.

On Wednesday evening, a Routt County sheriff’s deputy was “conducting stationary radar” on Colorado Highway 131 near Phippsburg when he saw a black car allegedly speeding, according to the affidavit.

The document states that one of the deputy’s radars “confirmed” the vehicle to be speeding about 10 mph over the speed limit.

During the traffic stop, another Routt County sheriff’s deputy arrived on the scene with a K-9, referred to as Bella. The K-9 conducted a “free air sniff” of the vehicle and “alerted to the odor of illegal narcotics coming from or in the vehicle,” the affidavit says.

The affidavit notes that the two women gave “inconsistent” stories about where they were coming from and the purpose of their travel.

Prior to the traffic stop, deputies “knew” that Bauder’s vehicle was in Denver earlier that day through an automated license plate reader, the document continues.

The affidavit states that “street-level dealers” are known to make “quick trips” to Denver to purchase narcotics and often travel together.

During a search of the vehicle, deputies found 44 blue pills, which later tested positive for fentanyl, as well as a syringe and a pipe with “drug-like residue on the inside of it,” the affidavit says.

After the two women were arrested, Boggs told deputies that she “had bags of dope in her pants,” and later clarified that they were “in her underwear,” according to the affidavit. The two bags were later tested and weighed, totaling 45 grams of meth.

Bauder was then asked if she wanted to declare anything before being taken to jail, and said no, says the affidavit. Once in jail, Bauder told a deputy that she had two syringes.

Deputies then searched Bauder and found a “baggie with a crystal-like substance” in her bra. The substance later tested positive for meth and weighed less than one gram.

According to the Routt County Combined Courts clerk’s office, Bauder’s bond was set at $50,000 on Thursday, and Bogg’s bond was set at $7,500.

As of Friday afternoon, both Bauder and Boggs remain in custody at the Routt County Jail. Their next court appearances are scheduled for Wednesday and Sept. 19.

Editor’s note: Every person accused of a crime is presumed to be innocent unless and until their guilt is established beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.