A vehicle was stopped in Fayette County earlier this week containing about five kilos of cocaine. In case you’re wondering, that’s 11 pounds of the substance. The car was stopped on Interstate 10 based upon an alleged traffic violation, the specifics of which were not detailed in the report we read. The stop was made by the County Sheriff’s Narcotics Canine Unit, and according to the article, a police dog sniffed for drugs after the driver agreed that they could search his car. The dog apparently zeroed in on the battery under the hood, and after dismantling it, the police found the cocaine, which has a street value of $175,000. The driver was then arrested.
We thought our readers might be interested in some of the rather ingenious hiding places for drugs that have been in the news in the past. They include:
While this makes interesting reading, for those of us who are criminal defense attorneys, the recent article from Fayette leads us to think about defenses to drug charges in similar situations. Here are some of the issues we see.
The bottom line is that what may look like an open and shut case may contain a multitude of defenses can be raised, and raised successfully. If you have been charged with a drug crime, contact an experienced Austin criminal lawyer to protect your interests.
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