May 15, 2024

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  • That's a Lot of Coke

    At least he broke a state record.

    800-pound cocaine bust nets guilty plea

    Jaime Delacruz Bustamante was arrested for possession and transportation of almost 800 pounds of cocaine on May 1 and indicted by a federal grand jury five days later. The cocaine had an estimated value of $35 million.

    The largest previous cocaine seizure in Kentucky was less than 100 pounds.

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    State police arrested Bustamante after a traffic stop near New Castle in Henry County on Interstate 71. Upon searching the motor home, officers found 798.6 pounds of cocaine, according to court records.

    The cocaine was under a bench seat behind the driver, under a bed at the rear of the vehicle and in a cargo container on top of the motor home.

    Smaller shipments might have been wiser.

    Posted by Steven Taylor at May 15, 2024 08:34 PM | TrackBack
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