$14.7 million cocaine bust on Florida Turnpike

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) — State officials seized millions of dollars worth of cocaine during a traffic stop in Palm Beach County earlier this month.

The Florida Highway Patrol announced the seizure on Wednesday. The local DEA office alerted the Highway Patrol about a truck suspected of transporting drugs from the southern border into South Florida.

Highway Patrol located the truck on the Florida Turnpike on Oct. 5 and conducted a traffic stop. Officers found duffel bags filled with cocaine inside a concealed trap door…

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