Nearly 300 pounds of cocaine seized during traffic stop in Colorado

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKTV) - Two people are suspected of drug 
trafficking following a traffic stop along I-770 in Colorado.

Colorado State Patrol is reporting they seized more than 290 pounds of 
cocaine Monday morning at about 3:30. A Trooper with the Colorado State 
Patrol Smuggling-Trafficking-Interdiction-Section stopped a Chrysler 
minivan for a traffic violation on Interstate 70 near milepost 27 on the 
west side of the state near Grand Junction.

“During the stop, the Trooper became suspicious of criminal activity and 
asked for consent to search the vehicle,” part of a news release from 
Colorado State Patrol issued on Wednesday reads. “The driver declined and 
a search warrant was obtained. A vehicle search resulted in the Trooper 
locating a significant amount of drugs hidden in suitcases. The drugs are 
suspected to be kilos of cocaine and had a total approximate weight of 290 
pounds.”

Tyleke Stokley from North Carolina and Darvin Campbell from Alabama were 
arrested. They are both suspected of intent to distribute more than 112 
grams of cocaine and special offender for transporting more than seven 
grams of cocaine.

The Mesa County Sheriff’s Office and Fruita Police Department helped in 
this case.

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