A man from the Bronx was busted for attempting to traffic $1.25 million of cocaine into New York City inside a tractor-trailer.
"Saturday, be on the alert as to where I can make a stop at one of those locations, and you can go in a cab and pick up the girl," Luis Delacruz allegedly stated in a call on Oct. 6 referenced in court papersThe Rockbridge County Sheriff's Office stopped Luiz Delacruz at about 3:26 a.m. on Oct. 6 after he got out of the cabin of a tractor-trailer on Raphine Road in Raphine.
A hidden trap compartment below the bathroom floor was empty, but had a strong odor of cocaine, according to prosecutors. Jose Delacruz was arrested. At his arraignment, the judge set bail at $300,000 cash or insurance company bail bond and $600,000 partially secured bond. "This investigation prevented more than 100 pounds of cocaine from reaching our city, where lethal mixtures of narcotics are leading to record high numbers of overdose deaths," Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget G. Brennan. "This success demonstrates that collaboration among law enforcement agencies is a powerful tool against trafficking networks with nationwide resources and connections, and is critical to reining in this crisis.
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