Forklift bucket conceals cocaine

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- 4 Jul 2013 ( #623 ) - Olmito, TX, United States
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A drug-sniffing dog under control of law enforcement officers found cocaine in one of the forklift buckets on the bed of a tractor-trailer truck in Combes in south-east Texas.

The sheriff's department of Cameron County in Olmito has "an ongoing investigation" into the case, says Captain Carlos Garza, withholding details about the equipment or next steps.

A possible traffic violation triggered the 27 June inspection and subsequent obtaining of a search warrant.

The cache of about 90 lb. (40.5 kg) of cocaine in 40 destination-marked bundles has an estimated street value of approximately USD1 million, according to Sheriff Omar Lucio.
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