DPS: More than 242 pounds of drugs found during I-40 traffic stop near Vega

Editor's note: The date has been updated below to reflect the correction issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety after the original news release was distributed.

The Texas Department of Public Safety announced more than 242 pounds of suspected cocaine were seized after a Texas Highway Patrol Trooper stopped a vehicle in Oldham County last week.

DPS said at about 1:49 p.m. Saturday, July 13, a state trooper stopped a 2020 Kia Sportage that had been traveling east on Interstate 40 near Vega for a traffic violation. During the stop, the trooper found three large duffel bags containing 100 plastic-wrapped bricks of cocaine in the rear cargo area, according to DPS.

Agents from the DPS Criminal Investigation Division and Drug Enforcement Administration were contacted and assisted with the investigation. DPS said the DEA Special Agents adopted the case.

The driver, identified as Ezequiel Canela-Cabrera, 29, of Kissimmee, Florida, was arrested and booked into the Randall County Jail on a charge of felony possession of a controlled substance.

The drugs were reportedly being taken from Las Vegas, Nevada, to Boston, Massachusetts.

This article originally appeared on Amarillo Globe-News: DPS: More than 242 pounds of drugs found during I-40 traffic stop near Vega