Ohio troopers find $155,000 worth of cocaine in hidden compartment of pickup truck

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Ohio troopers find $155,000 worth of cocaine in hidden compartment of pickup truck
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Hidden or not, the K-9s with the Ohio State Highway Patrol will likely sniff out any illegal contraband in vehicles during traffic stops.

According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, an Illinois man was arrested on felony charges following a Jan. 21 traffic stop on I-70.

Troopers said the driver, identified as 33-year-old Juan Carlos Leon-Rivera, of Chicago, was initially stopped in a 2003 Nissan pickup truck because of a marked lanes violation on the interstate.During a probable cause search, troopersLeon-Rivera was booked at the Tri-County Jail for possession of drugs. He also faces a separate felony charge because it isIf convicted, Leon-Rivera faces over 12 years in prison and a $25,000 fine.

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