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Cocaine Found in Almond Bags During Central California Traffic Stop, CHP Says

Cocaine Found in Almond Bags During Central California Traffic Stop, CHP Says
A CHP officer found suspected cocaine in bags containing almonds during a traffic stop April 27, 2024. California Highway Patrol
Jill McLaughlin
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A California Highway Patrol officer found 15 pounds of cocaine with a street value of about $700,000 packed in almond bags in a car stopped on I-5 in Merced County on April 27, the agency reported.

The officer pulled over a 2010 Subaru for a traffic violation at about 3:15 p.m. on I-5 at State Route 140, about 30 miles west of Merced.

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