Pubdate: Wed, 01 Mar 2000
Source: San Luis Obispo County Tribune (CA)
Copyright: 2000 The Tribune
Contact:  P.O. Box 112, San Luis Obispo, CA 93406-0112
Fax: 805.781.7905
Website: http://www.thetribunenews.com/
Author: Associated Press

MAGNET FOUND IN BRA LEADS TO DRUGS IN VAN

ENON, OHIO (AP) - A magnet hidden in a woman's bra led state troopers to 22
pounds of cocaine hidden in a van.

The State Highway Patrol said the van had been stopped for a traffic
violation on Interstate 70 on Friday, and a police dog smelled drugs.

But where were the drugs?

A femal officer found a magnet in Eunice Santana's bra during a patdown
search. The magnet, it turned out, aligned iwth a device in the van's
center console, providing access to a secret compartment holding the drugs.

Santana, 24, of New York City, and the driver, Giberto Nunez, 32, of
Fairview, N.J., were arrested.
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