DPS Trooper’s Curiosity Leads To $3 Million Cocaine Bust
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DPS Trooper’s Curiosity Leads To $3 Million Cocaine Bust
A Department of Public Safety’s curiosity about abnormalities in a flatbed trailer led to a $3 million cocaine bust, the DPS said Tuesday.
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(February 26, 2008)—A resident of Piedras Negras Mexico was arraigned Tuesday in Del Rio on federal drug charges after a Department of Public Safety trooper’s curiosity about abnormalities in a flatbed trailer led to the seizure of 360 pounds of cocaine in Kinney County.

The cocaine has an estimated street value of $3 million.

It was found in 142 packages in a secret compartment in the flatbed trailer after DPS Commercial Motor Vehicle Enforcement troopers stopped the driver for a routine inspection Sunday afternoon on U.S> Highway 190 about 18 miles west of Bracketville.

Investigators think the shipment was headed from the Del Rio area to either Houston or Dallas.

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Posted by: Mike Location: Temple on Feb 27, 2008 at 04:02 PM

Give that DPS Trooper a raise!! Great Job and Thank You!!
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Posted by: Penny Wallace Location: Waco on Feb 27, 2008 at 02:05 PM

I would just like to said that Julie Shelton is a sweetheart. My daughter @ I went to have dinner @ to make a long story short she gave my daughter a signed autograph @ a hug @ even today she tells everyone she met a celebrity @ is in cloud 9. Thank you for taking the time to talk with your viewers.Thank you making her feel so special.
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Posted by: just cause Location: harker heights on Feb 27, 2008 at 10:00 AM

great job
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