Millions In Cocaine Confiscated In Telfair County
Celeste Smith
Story Created:
Sep 17, 2012 at 10:36 AM EDT
Story Updated:
Sep 17, 2012 at 6:52 PM EDT
Millions of dollars of drugs are off the streets of Telfair County after a weekend bust.
Sheriff Johnny Smith tells NewsCentral, investigators seized over 380 kilos of cocaine after deputies were tipped off about drugs at a home near Lumber City on Saturday.
Smith says deputies found the cocaine underneath tomatoes inside a U-Haul truck parked in the driveway. Investigators also found more cocaine buried in the woods behind the Golden Isles Parkway home.
The street value of the cocaine is estimated at 38 million dollars. The find marks one of the largest drug seizures in the history of Telfair County.
The Drug Enforcement Agency is also investigating the incident.
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