• Home
  • News
    • Politics & Government
    • Business & Economy
    • Crime / Courts
    • Health / Medicine
  • Sports
    • High School Sports
    • Radio Iowa Poll
  • Affiliates
    • Affiliate Support Page
  • Contact Us
    • Reporters

Radio Iowa

Iowa's Radio News Network

You are here: Home / Crime / Courts / Car without heater leads to big drug bust

Car without heater leads to big drug bust

January 15, 2003 By admin

The Iowa State Patrol made another big drug bust on Interstate 80 Monday in Cedar County. Sergeant Jose Varela says the bust started when a car was stopped for going 84 miles-an-hour. He says the cold weather then tipped the trooper off to the drugs.He says the people were driving a brand new car that didn’t have a working heater. Varela says the trooper called for help to check the car. He says a drug dog came in and indicated there were drugs in the car. Varela says the hidden drugs explained why the car’s heater didn’t work as the two occupants had disconnected the heater to hide some of the drugs. Officers recovered 20 kilograms of cocaine worth an estimated two-million dollars. The two people in the car, a 29 and a 26-year-old, were from Mexico. Varela says the driver admitted they were taking the drugs to Chicago. Both were charged with possession of a controlled substance and a drug tax stamp violation.

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Filed Under: Crime / Courts Tagged With: Iowa Highway Patrol

Featured Stories

Grundy Center man sentenced to life for killing State Trooper

Jodi Husientruit remembered 27 years after she disappeared

Iowa Supreme Court rules in Mahaska-Marion County regional airport dispute

Pheasant harvest and hunter numbers both up this year

Iowa Supreme Court overturns ruling creating constitutional abortion right

TwitterFacebook
Tweets by RadioIowa

Radio Iowa/Baseball Coaches Association High School Poll 6/27/22

AJ Green signs with Milwaukee

Iowa to host Georgia Tech in ACC/Big Ten Challenge

Iowa State adds a defensive back

Radio Iowa/Baseball Coaches Association High School Poll 6/20/22

More Sports

eNews and Updates

Enter your email address:

Delivered by FeedBurner

Archives

Copyright © 2022 ยท Learfield News & Ag, LLC