A man from Rhode Island was arrested in Highgate, Vermont and charged with cocaine possession with intent to distribute by federal authorities, officials say.
, Rodriguez was encountered by federal agents near a a rented camp in Highgate during the evening of Sept. 18 into the morning of Sept. 19. He was seen reportedly walking to the Lake Champlain shoreline just after midnight with a bag. Federal agents got a notice that a vessel had gotten into the lake heading towards the camp in Highgate.
Rodriguez was seen moving items from his bag into the kayak just before dragging the kayak into the water, court records said, accordingThe objects in his bag were “brick-like objects wrapped in black cellophane-style packaging containing a white powder that tested presumptively positive for the presence of cocaine.” The objects were weighed about 26.4 pounds,
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