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Woman, man arrested after 22 pounds of cocaine found in Lee County traffic stop: Sheriff

LEE COUNTY, N.C. (WNCN) — Deputies with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said that a man and woman were arrested after a traffic stop led to the seizure of cocaine over the weekend.

On Sunday, narcotics agents with the sheriff’s office conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on Bailey Thomas Road. During the stop, agents found about 22 pounds (10 kilos) of cocaine hidden in a compartment in the vehicle.


Investigators also seized about $40,000 in U.S. currency.

The driver, 28-year-old Yuricela Hernadez and the passenger, 39-year-old Jose Sanchez Cruz were arrested and placed into custody.

They were both charged with:

Hernandez and Cruz were originally given a bond of $500,000 and both bonds were later raised to $1 million secured.