Commercial
Vehicle Inspection Nets 260 Pounds of Marijuana
Putnam County—This morning at 7:32, a tractor-trailer traveling
eastbound on Interstate 70 was stopped for a routine commercial vehicle
inspection near the 41 mile marker.
During the inspection process the Trooper noticed several criminal
indicators. A search of the trailer yielded 260 pounds of hydroponic marijuana
concealed within the legitimate load of fresh lettuce. The lettuce was being
transported from Colorado to Florida. The street value of an amount this size is
estimated at $1,000,000. The driver and co-driver were taken into custody and
incarcerated in the Putnam County Jail.
Arrested: Jorge
Blanco-Diaz, age 33, of Miami, Florida
Charges: Dealing
Marijuana (felony)
Arrested: Adan Labanino
Delacruz, age 40, of Cutler Bay, Florida
Charges: Dealing
Marijuana (felony)
Attached pictures are for this case.
Under the
Law, criminal charges are merely accusations and the defendant is presumed
innocent unless and until proven guilty.
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