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INVESTIGATORS HAVE NOT SAID IF RICHMOND WAS FINAL DESTINATION FOR $7 MILLION IN COCAINE

(Richmond, IN)--Law enforcement agencies have not said exactly what they think would have happened to the $7 million worth of cocaine headed to Richmond that was intercepted over the weekend.  On Saturday afternoon, a semi was stopped for a routine check in Putnam County.  Indicators coming from two men in the country illegally led to a further search.  Hidden in the semi’s sleeping compartment was 309 pounds of cocaine.  Further investigation revealed the drugs were headed to Richmond from Missouri, but investigators have not said if Richmond was the final destination or if the cocaine would have been further distributed from here.  The two men are now being held on an ICE detainer.