“It's one of the largest U.S. currency seizures in Cleveland County history.”
Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.SHELBY, N.C. -- Barrels of raw pork shoulder were riding fat in a tractor trailer pulled over by North Carolina deputies.
Approximately $3 million in cash was recovered from the barrels Saturday, the Cleveland County Sheriff's Office said in apost Tuesday. The driver of the tractor trailer was accused of failing to maintain his lane and impeding the flow of traffic on Interstate 85. Deputies became suspicious of the truck when a K-9 alerted to the trailer, the post says. Deputies searched the tractor trailer and discovered the cash wrapped in plastic in the barrels., Sheriff Alan Norman said.
“It's one of the largest U.S. currency seizures in Cleveland County history,” Norman told The Shelby Star. The Department of Justice has been called to assist in the investigation, according to the sheriff's office.
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