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Knoxville, TN – A weekend traffic stop on Interstate 40 led to a major drug seizure as the Knox County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit confiscated more than 44 pounds of suspected cocaine from a tractor-trailer, officials announced Monday.
According to the Knox County Sheriff’s Office, narcotics detectives conducted a commercial vehicle interdiction operation when they stopped the truck for speeding near the eastbound weigh scales on I-40. During the stop, investigators observed indicators consistent with large-scale drug trafficking…