Officials: Turlock man found with $120K in gift-wrapped pot
Traffic stop yields 20 pounds of marijuana, some in spare tire
Updated: 10:44 AM PST Dec 4, 2015
A Turlock man faces drug charges after a Texas traffic stop yielded $120,000 worth of marijuana, including some in neatly wrapped holiday gift boxes, police said Friday.Marijuana was also found hidden in a spare tire, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.A trooper stopped a pickup truck Wednesday night near Conway, in Carson County. A search led to the discovery of more than 20 pounds of pot in the wrapped packages and the spare tire under the vehicle.The trooper arrested the driver, 50-year-old Frank Coronado. DPS said Coronado was charged with felony possession of marijuana in an alleged drug run from California to Oklahoma City.Coronado was freed Thursday on $10,000 bond. Jail records Friday didn't list an attorney to speak on his behalf.
CONWAY, Texas —
A Turlock man faces drug charges after a Texas traffic stop yielded $120,000 worth of marijuana, including some in neatly wrapped holiday gift boxes, police said Friday.
Marijuana was also found hidden in a spare tire, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
A trooper stopped a pickup truck Wednesday night near Conway, in Carson County. A search led to the discovery of more than 20 pounds of pot in the wrapped packages and the spare tire under the vehicle.
The trooper arrested the driver, 50-year-old Frank Coronado. DPS said Coronado was charged with felony possession of marijuana in an alleged drug run from California to Oklahoma City.
Coronado was freed Thursday on $10,000 bond. Jail records Friday didn't list an attorney to speak on his behalf.