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Authorities seize $30K during traffic stop
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Published: October 3, 2009
More than $30,000 in cash was found in two hidden compartments inside a car that was stopped Thursday on U.S. Interstate 77 in Iredell County.
Iredell County Sheriff deputies on the Interstate Criminal Enforcement Team stopped a 2003 Nissan 350Z heading south near mile marker 57 around 10:30 a.m. for improper display of a license plate.
After issuing a warning ticket, deputies requested a search after noting a number of criminal indicators, deputies said.
Deputies said a K-9 dog smelled drugs from the exterior of the car after the two men inside denied a request to search the vehicle. Deputies found the hidden compartments with $30,300 in cash behind the passenger and driver's seats. They seized an additional $6,860 from the driver and the vehicle.
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