AMARILLO – The Texas Department of Public Safety seized over $100,000 in cash and four grams of suspected cocaine after a Texas Highway Patrol Trooper stopped a vehicle in Carson County.
Monday, Oct. 17, 2022, at approximately 3:20 p.m., a DPS Trooper stopped a 2019 Buick Envision traveling west on I-40 near Conway for a traffic violation. During the stop, the Trooper found a small plastic bag of cocaine and then discovered plastic-wrapped cash bundles inside a bag in the vehicle's rear area.
DPS Seizes $100K in Drug Cash (Contributed/DPS)
DPS Special Agents were contacted and assisted with the investigation.
The driver, Francisco Lopez, 30, Cicero, Illinois, was arrested and charged with money laundering and possession of a controlled substance, both felonies. Lopez was transported and booked into the Carson County jail.
The cash was reportedly being transported from Chicago, Illinois, to Phoenix, Arizona.
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