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$600,000 worth of cocaine seized in Lucas Co.
Posted: 12.23.2011 at 4:30 PM
Kevin Kistner

Kevin is the Senior Producer at WNWO.

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6 kilos of cocaine seized on Ohio Turnpike Thursday  / Lucas Co. Jail
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LUCAS CO. -- A California man is locked up in the Lucas County jail after state troopers found more than a half million dollars of cocaine in his car.

The 36-year-old was pulled over on the Ohio Turnpike in Maumee for speeding Thursday.

Troopers say a probable cause search led them to six kilos of cocaine in a hidden compartment.

The 13 pounds of cocaine is worth $600,000 on the street.,

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