Boulder County sheriff’s deputies doing a traffic stop the day after Christmas came across something the department had never encountered before — a crate filled with hundreds of bootlegged DVDs prepped for sale on the street.
Armando Flores-Rojas, 25, was pulled over by sheriff’s deputies about 5 p.m. Saturday while driving along U.S. 287 at Colorado 66 just north of Longmont.
According to Division Chief Phil West, deputies stopped Flores-Rojas for having a taillight out. When they checked the man’s name, they found that he was wanted as a habitual traffic offender and arrested him.
West said deputies searched the car, a normal procedure after a driver has been arrested, and found a crate containing more than 200 DVD movies. West said the movies included titles that are still in theatres, including “The Blind Side” and “Brothers.” Flores-Rojas admitted to deputies that he planned to sell the movies, he said.
Flores-Rojas was booked into the Boulder County jail. Officials at the jail said he has since posted a $1,500 bond, but he won’t be released until officials with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement determine whether he is in the country legally.
