Source: San Jose Mercury New (CA)
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Pubdate: Fri, 27 Feb 1998

COPS SEIZE 11 POUNDS OF HEROIN

A San Jose man was arrested Thursday after officers found more than 11
pounds of heroin, worth an estimated $2 million on the street, hidden in
his car, Monterey County authorities said.

The discovery was made after Alejandro Torres Lara, 19, was stopped by the
California Highway Patrol at Airport Boulevard and Highway 101 in Salinas
for an alleged traffic violation. Lara gave officers permission to search
his car, and packages were found hidden in the driver's door, authorities
said.

Later, members of a Monterey County drug task force were summoned and
reported finding more drugs in another door.

Lara was booked into a jail on suspicion of possession of drugs, possession
of drugs for sale and transportation of heroin.