Traffic stop near Diboll (TX) yields $1.2 million cocaine

[rainbow4321]

Someone tell shrub not to wait up for the delivery truck...

http://www.mysanantonio.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D889NCUG0.html


An East Texas traffic stop led to 150 pounds of cocaine found in an 18-wheeler and a Florida man jailed today on drug charges.

A trooper near Diboll stopped a rig driven by 32-year-old Victor Marte of Ocala, Florida, after noticing a broken light on the license plate.

The trooper, based on his conversation with the trucker, became suspicion during Monday night's stop -- plus he noticed an odd smell inside the vehicle.

A drug-sniffing dog was summoned and helped locate the cocaine -- worth one-point-two million dollars -- hidden within the walls of the trailer. Officials believe Marte was bound from Houston to an undisclosed destination in New Jersey.

[htuttle]

1. Damn, Bush is going to be pissed

[rainbow4321]

6. Especially since it is his SECOND lost load in a week (in TX!)

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/V/VALENTINE_MUSHROOMS?SITE=TXSAE&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Authorities doubt Cupid had any part in the 9 pounds of heart-shaped candies discovered during a traffic stop.

The candies, found Monday by Texas Department of Public Safety troopers, tested positive for psilocybin, a psychedelic drug extracted from a mushroom of the same name.

The estimated value of the faux Valentine's Day chocolate was more than $408,000, DPS officials said in a news release.

The troopers found the candy in a plastic bag after stopping a San Francisco man's 2005 Toyota Corolla on Interstate 40 about three miles west of Amarillo

[CBGLuthier]

2. Was it on its way to Crawford?

[Lone_Star_Dem]

3. Remember Kids

Always make sure your rig is it tip top shape before you transport 150 pounds of cocaine. You don't want this to happen to you. :eyes:

[Turbineguy]

4. "undisclosed destination"?

Now Cheney must be on the stuff as well!

[Fridays Child]

5. Memo to George: Sorry, Dude. You'll have to make do with meth...

...until we can get this coke back in the pipeline to you.