Monrovia Man Arrested in Ohio Faces Felony Drug Charges

A Monrovia man was arrested in Ohio on suspicion of possessing cocaine with the intent to distribute.

Abraham A. Martinez, a 48-year-old truck driver, and his passenger, a 49-year old Iowa man, were arrested Monday after troopers with the Ohio Highway Patrol pulled Martinez' tractor trailer truck over on Interstate 70 for a turn signal violation, reported radio station Buckeyeyecountry105.com.

After bringing in a drug-sniffing dog to search the truck, troopers found 53 pounds of cocaine in a fake wall in front of the truck estimated to be work more than $2 million, the radio station reported.

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