SHERMAN, Texas (AP) - A tip from a Greyound bus driver about a suspicious man led Sherman police to $500,000 worth of cocaine in the passenger's unmarked suitcase.
Sgt. Bruce Dawsey says an officer was waiting at the bus stop Tuesday when the northbound vehicle arrived from Dallas.
Dawsey says 12 pounds of cocaine turned up in the lining of the man's suitcase, after he consented to the search. Investigators believe the passenger was bound for St. Louis.
The suspect, who listed an Austin address, was in custody facing drug possession charges, plus was on an immigration hold for allegedly not being in the U.S. legally.
Officials with Dallas-based Greyhound say their bus drivers are trained to look for suspicious behavior. Police say the driver noticed the man as his luggage was being loaded.
Sherman is about 60 miles north of Dallas.
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