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Michigan State Police have arrested three people and confiscated nearly $1 million worth of cocaine following a recent traffic stop.
Soldiers stopped a vehicle on July 27 for a traffic violation. The driver authorized a search of the vehicle after police noticed the occupants were behaving suspiciously, MSP said, according to Fox 17.
But the driver took off before a search could take place. A woman and two young children were also in the car.
Michigan State Police arrested three people and seized nearly $1 million worth of cocaine.
(Michigan State Police)
The vehicle would later crash, but there was no one inside when the soldiers arrived. The soldiers discovered 22 pounds of cocaine in the car.
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MSP said the recovered cocaine had an estimated street value of $985,000.
Troopers say law enforcement was able to locate 27-year-old Daquane Wilson with a baby in an outhouse.
Another suspect, Jadzia Cobeo, 22, of New York, was found with a toddler near a swamp.
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Michigan police found 22 pounds of cocaine in the vehicle.
(Michigan State Police)
Police also arrested Nedra Thompson, 50, MSP said.
All three suspects are New York residents.
Wilson and Cobeo were charged with fleeing authorities, resisting and obstructing, transporting more than 1,000 grams of cocaine with intent to deliver, and fourth-degree child abuse.
Thompson was charged with possession with intent to deliver and counterfeiting money.
Michigan State Polcie said all three suspects were residents of New York.
(Michigan State Police)
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The three suspects all face a maximum sentence of life in prison and could be required to pay a fine of up to $1 million.
The incident is under active investigation, the MSP said.
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