OSHP seizes $1.75M worth of cocaine in traffic stop in central Ohio

A 27-year old woman is behind bars after Ohio State Highway Patrol officers seized 110 pounds of cocaine in her car in Madison County, Ohio.

The incident happened on March 22 at around 1:30 p.m., troopers stopped a rented box truck for executing an unsafe lane change on Interstate 70, following to close to a car ahead of it and for not using headlights while driving in the rain, according to a news release from OSHP.

During the stop, a K-9 unit was used to search the vehicle. It eventually found 110 pounds of cocaine, wrapped in 50 individual packages.

OSHP says the cocaine is worth about $1.75 million.

The suspect is Andrea Celaya Rodriguez of Tucson, Arizona. She was charged with trafficking in drugs and possession of drugs, both first degree felonies. She could face up to 25 years in prison and up to a $50,000 fine, according to OSHP.