Post by Logan on Jul 6, 2016 4:12:18 GMT -6
A Henry County jury on Friday found a Los Angeles man not guilty of three felony charges associated with 66 pounds of cocaine—with a street value of more than $900,000—found in the semi-trailer he was driving April 12 on Interstate 80.
Kevin E. Carias-Rivera, 37, was charged in Henry County Circuit Court on April 13 with Class X felony controlled substance trafficking, Class X felony possession with intent to deliver and Class 1 felony possession of cocaine.
State Trooper Andrew Fratzke testified he followed Mr. Carias-Rivera in a construction zone and pulled him over eastbound near the Annawan exit in order to conduct a motor carrier inspection.
He said the presence of a padlock on the back of the trailer instead of a seal raised his suspicions as well as the down time in Mr. Carias-Rivera's log book directly before and after picking up his load of mango nectar in the city of Industry, Calif., headed for New Jersey.
Read more: www.qconline.com/news/crime/trucker-cleared-on-charges-of-k-worth-of-cocaine/article_8b7bccf9-06f7-562f-8799-33388ddb021e.html
Kevin E. Carias-Rivera, 37, was charged in Henry County Circuit Court on April 13 with Class X felony controlled substance trafficking, Class X felony possession with intent to deliver and Class 1 felony possession of cocaine.
State Trooper Andrew Fratzke testified he followed Mr. Carias-Rivera in a construction zone and pulled him over eastbound near the Annawan exit in order to conduct a motor carrier inspection.
He said the presence of a padlock on the back of the trailer instead of a seal raised his suspicions as well as the down time in Mr. Carias-Rivera's log book directly before and after picking up his load of mango nectar in the city of Industry, Calif., headed for New Jersey.
Read more: www.qconline.com/news/crime/trucker-cleared-on-charges-of-k-worth-of-cocaine/article_8b7bccf9-06f7-562f-8799-33388ddb021e.html