Roadside inspection leads to arrest for team truckers after Tennessee troopers find cocaine
The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) recently arrested a truck driver and his co-driver after finding illegal drugs during a CMV safety inspection.
The arrests happened on May 9, 2022, in Henderson County, Tennessee.
According to THP, a trooper stopped a semi truck along I-40 for a roadside safety inspection.
During the inspection, the trooper discovered 20 kilos of cocaine.
Truck driver Euclide Aquino-Urraca, 26 from Florida and co-driver L Minier-Delossantos, 31, from New Jersey, were arrested.
The incident remains under investigation.
May 9, THP stopped a commercial motor vehicle on I-40 in Henderson Co for a CMV Inspection. During the inspection 20-kilos of cocaine were located. Driver Euclide Aquino-Urraca, 26 yoa, from FL and co-driver L Minier-Delossantos, 31 yoa, from NJ were taken into custody. @FMCSA pic.twitter.com/PYvhZHOxsp
— TN Highway Patrol (@TNHighwayPatrol) May 11, 2022