A two-vehicle crash in South Texas on Memorial Day became a seizure of quite $3 million worth of medicine , officials said Thursday.
Seventy bundles of cocaine were found in three burlap bags within the back of a BMW after the crash on a state route west of Rio Grande City, the Texas Department of Safety said.
The drugs are estimated to be worth quite $3.3 million, and therefore the bags weighed a complete of 180 pounds, the department said during a statement.
Troopers discovered three burlap sacks holding a combined total of 70 bundles of cocaine within the back of a BMW SUV after a two-vehicle crash near Rio Grande City, Texas on May 31, 2021. The drugs weighed an estimated 182 pounds and have a street value of over $3.3 million dollars.Texas Dept of Public Safety
The driver of the BMW, who later turned himself in to Starr County sheriff’s deputies, faces drug possession charges, the department said.
The driver wasn't identified within the statement, and DPS didn't immediately answer an invitation for more details Thursday night. A representative from the sheriff's office couldn't immediately be reached.
