MADISON COUNTY — State troopers recently seized over $6 million worth of cocaine hidden in a semi during a traffic stop on Interstate 70.
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The Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) wrote in a social media post that this happened on Jan. 23 on I-70 in Madison County when state troopers stopped a semi for an inspection.
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Criminal indicators were observed, and an OSHP drug-sniffing canine alerted to the vehicle, according to an OSHP spokesperson.
State troopers conducted a probable cause search of the semi and found 154 pounds of cocaine hidden within the cabinets.
The drugs were worth $6.3 million, the spokesperson said.
Troopers arrested the driver, identified as 46-year-old Omar Gonzalez-Flores.
Online jail records indicated that he is in the Tri-County Regional Jail on a felony count of drug possession of cocaine.
OSHP said that state troopers seized over 1,600 pounds of cocaine on Ohio roads in 2025.
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