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MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A regular postulation halt successful Merced County connected Highway 99 ended with a large narcotics seizure, according to the California Highway Patrol.
CHP says astir 9:30 p.m. Saturday, officers made a halt connected a conveyance connected Highway 99, northbound of Applegate Road.
During the stop, the serviceman asked for assistance from a K9 squad for a search.
During the search, officers accidental they recovered astir 23 kilograms of suspected cocaine hidden wrong the vehicle. The estimated worth of the drugs exceeds $900,000.
According to CHP, the operator was arrested and booked into the Merced County Jail connected felony charges related to possession and proscription of narcotics.
