Larbi Benkaddour | Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers confiscated 165 pounds of cocaine, which they say is worth about $6.3m after a traffic stop. Troopers noticed a 2018 Chrysler 300 with California registration committing several marked lane violations on the Ohio Turnpike. After stopping the car, troopers executed a search of the rental vehicle with the help of a K-9.
Larbi Benkaddour, 46 of Granby, Quebec, is charged with possession and trafficking in cocaine. Both charges are first-degree felonies that carry up to 20 years in prison and a $40,000 fine. |  |