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Troopers find 6 bundles of cocaine hidden in car
Posted: 12.16.2010 at 4:29 PM
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CONWAY, TEXAS -- Troopers found over 4,000 grams of cocaine hidden inside the frame rails of a car, during a traffic stop. The trooper stopped the 1997 Nissan Sentra in Carson County just outside of Conway.

During the stop, troopers asked to search the car and the driver, Santos Martinez Jr. gave his consent. That's when troopers found six bundles of coke totaling 4,082 grams, valued at $297,986.

Santos was placed under arrested and booked into the Carson County Jail, on charges of possession of a controlled substance. Troopers believe Santos was traveling from Los Angeles to Philadelphia, Tennessee.

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