$1 Million in Cocaine Found During Lincoln Traffic Stop

A Wisconsin man is in the Lancaster County Jail facing drug charges following a traffic stop on I-80 near 56th Street around 2:00 Tuesday afternoon. LSO Chief Deputy Ben Houchin says 31-year-old Francisco Trinidad was driving a 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander was stopped for speeding and following too close.

At the time of the contact, Houchin says the deputy could smell marijuana and a probable cause search was completed. “During the search, they found six bags of cocaine weighing 3.3 pounds each, for a total of just under 20 pounds,” Houchin says…

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