Man gets 19 years in Platte County cocaine case

A California man arrested while smuggling more than 13 pounds of cocaine in Platte County has been sentenced to 19 years in prison.

Platte County prosecutors said that 37-year-old Marcos Gonzalez of California was arrested last April after a Platte County sheriff’s deputy found the drugs during a traffic stop.

Gonzalez was driving a rented box van. The drugs were found inside the lining of three suitcases, prosecutors said, and had an estimated street value of about $600,000.

This story was originally published January 10, 2014 at 11:13 AM with the headline "Man gets 19 years in Platte County cocaine case."