Traffic stop leads to $40,000 cocaine seizure | chillicothegazette.com | Chillicothe Gazette

Traffic stop leads to $40,000 cocaine seizure | chillicothegazette.com | Chillicothe Gazette: "woman faces felony drug charges after state troopers found $40,000 worth of cocaine in the vehicle she was driving.


The discovery was made during a traffic stop on U.S. 23, south of Lucasville. The woman tried to hide drug paraphernalia as she was being stopped for a speeding violation, according to an Ohio Highway Patrol news release.
Troopers from the Portsmouth post searched the vehicle and discovered 378 grams of cocaine, the release said.
The driver, Julie C. Baker, 38, was charged with possession of cocaine and trafficking cocaine.
She was said to be en route from Columbus to Portsmouth."