41 pounds of cocaine seized
FROM STAFF REPORTS
Saturday, October 14, 2006
Two Dallas County residents were arrested Thursday on Interstate 20 in Gregg County in possession of more than 41 pounds of cocaine, police said.
Nikia Mitchell, 32, of Mesquite, and Resunda Morrow, 28, of Dallas, were arrested on charges of possession of a controlled substance. They remained in jail Friday under $100,000 bond.
According to law enforcement reports, a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper stopped the couple's vehicle for traffic violations about 12:30 p.m. Thursday.
According to caselaw.lp.findlaw.com, a kilogram of cocaine is worth about $27,000 to $35,000 on the black market, rendering the amount found in the vehicle worth about $513,000 to $665,000.