Traffic stop in Port Allen leads to $1.1M cash seizure, drugs, and arrest

Traffic stop in Port Allen leads to $1.1M cash seizure, drugs, and arrest

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A routine traffic stop on Feb. 14 led to a major drug and cash seizure in West Baton Rouge Parish. Shortly before 9:30 a.m., a Louisiana State Police trooper conducted a traffic stop on LA 415, just north of Interstate 10, pulling over a 2019 International Harvester tractor-trailer for inspection.  LSP officials said the stop resulted in the arrest of 29-year-old Lenny Collado, of Charlotte, NC. According to …

Level II CMV inspection leads to discovery of $1.1 million in cash, 183 pounds of pot, cocaine

Louisiana State Police (LSP) arrested a semi truck driver on drug trafficking charges after a CMV inspection uncovered large amounts of drugs and cash. Around 9:30 a.m. on February 14, an LSP trooper stopped a semi truck on LA 415 north of I-10 in Port Allen. The trooper conducted a Level II inspection on the 2019 International Harvester tractor trailer. During the inspection, the trooper “observed a white plastic bag on the floorboard with what…

Trucker Arrested in Louisiana After Being Caught With Over 100 Pounds of Drugs + $1.1 Million Cash

A truck driver from North Carolina was busted in Louisiana after allegedly being caught with over $1.1 million and over 100 pounds of narcotics.

State troopers seize 183 pounds of marijuana, over $1,000,000 during Port Allen traffic stop

PORT ALLEN - A man was arrested after troopers found over $1,000,000 and 183 pounds of marijuana in a tractor trailer during a traffic stop Friday, according to Louisiana State Police.