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Man charged after DPS reports finding about $1.6 million of drugs during traffic stop in Carson County
February 9, 2022
CARSON COUNTY, Texas (KFDA) - DPS has arrested a man after finding about $1.6 million worth of drugs during a traffic stop in Carson County.
According to officials, at approximately 11:00 a.m., a DPS trooper stopped a 2014 Dodge Jeep traveling east on I-40 near Conway, for a traffic violation.
The trooper found 15 plastic-wrapped bundles of cocaine inside a duffel bag in the rear cargo area.
Jose Vejar-Hernandez from Houston, was arrested and charged with felony possession of a controlled substance.
Vejar-Hernandez was arrested and transported to the Carson County jail.
The drugs were being transported from Los Angeles, to South Carolina.
According to street value estimates, the drugs was worth $1.6 million.
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