KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) - The Nebraska State Patrol says troopers have seized more than 115 pounds of cocaine and a substance believed to be a powerful synthetic opioid during a traffic stop.
The patrol says trooper found the cocaine and suspected fentanyl in a false compartment inside a semitrailer stopped Thursday morning on Interstate 80 near Kearney.
The patrol says the compartment held 73 pounds of foil-wrapped cocaine and 44 pounds of a powder suspected to be fentanyl. The street value of the drugs is estimated between $5 million and $10 million.
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