ERIN, TENNESSEE — Erin police arrested a truck driver and seized 29.4 kilos (about 64.8 pounds) of cocaine, with an estimated street value of $750,000 to $1.5 million, after an overnight traffic stop on a semi-truck.
The Erin Police Department announced the arrest on November 9. Officers stopped the semi for traffic violations, and further investigation found the driver in possession of the drugs. After the drugs were seized, Waverly Police assisted with a K-9 search of the truck’s trailer.
The driver, Alfredo Lopez Trujillo, of Mexico, was charged with possession of cocaine for resale and is being held on a $500,000 bond. Police said additional charges are pending.
The department did not say what traffic violations prompted the stop, where the cocaine was found, or whether the K-9 search turned up anything in the trailer.
All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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