Florida Highway Patrol seizes $5 million worth of cocaine from semi truck
On Tuesday, the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) announced the discovery and seizure of a large amount of cocaine from a commercial vehicle.
The FHP’s Orlando Division announced the drug seizure with a tweet on Tuesday afternoon.
The agency said that 50 kilos of cocaine were located in a semi truck parked at a storage unit in the Orlando area.
FHP said that the estimated street value of the seized drugs is $5 million.
Troopers said that the drug seizure happened in partnership with K9 Rico and the DEA.
No further information was immediately available.
Great job to the Orlando CIU team and K-9 Rico for helping DEA get 50 kilos of cocaine off the streets. The drugs were located in a semi-truck at a storage unit. Street value is 5 million dollars. Great teamwork! pic.twitter.com/V2HBPCHiH3
— FHP Orlando (@FHPOrlando) April 19, 2022