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Tomatoes conceal 230 pounds of cocaine in tractor-trailer load, Las Vegas police say

A police K-9 named Nuggetz detected 230 pounds of cocaine hidden in a load of tomatoes on a big rig stopped in Las Vegas, Nevada police say.
A police K-9 named Nuggetz detected 230 pounds of cocaine hidden in a load of tomatoes on a big rig stopped in Las Vegas, Nevada police say. Alberto Pezzali Associated Press file

A load of tomatoes in a tractor-trailer in Las Vegas concealed 230 pounds of cocaine, Nevada police said.

Officers pulled the big rig driver over on suspicion of erratic driving near Interstate 15 and St. Rose Parkway about 2:30 a.m. Friday, March 25, police said in a news release.

“The nervous driver had a story that didn’t add up,” police wrote.

Officers called in police K-9 Nuggetz, who detected drugs on the tractor-trailer, police said.

A search turned up the cocaine, with an estimated street value of $10.5 million, among the tomatoes, police reported.

Two men face a charge of trafficking a controlled substance, police said.

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This story was originally published March 28, 2022 at 1:33 PM with the headline "Tomatoes conceal 230 pounds of cocaine in tractor-trailer load, Las Vegas police say."

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Don Sweeney
The Sacramento Bee
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Don Sweeney has been a newspaper reporter and editor in California for more than 35 years. He is a service reporter based at The Sacramento Bee.
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