car stopped for speeding led to an arrest and the seizure of 55 pounds of cocaine and five pounds of heroin.

car stopped for speeding led to an arrest and the seizure of 55 pounds of cocaine and five pounds of heroin.State police troopers pulled over the car after its driver was speeding on I-94 near M-51 in Van Buren County.During the stop, the troopers found a hidden compartment in the car and 27 kilo-shaped packages. Of those, 25 tested positive for cocaine and the other two tested positive for heroin.The estimated street value of the drugs is $1 million.
Though he wasn't involved in this particular bust, Capt. Joseph Taylor of the Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team said I-94 from Chicago through Detroit is a haven for traffickers, and they're tough to spot."They're very, very skilled," Taylor said. "Hidden compartments in the vehicles are very common, very well done and very difficult to find unless you're an expert in that area."A US Department of Justice drug market analysis of 2008 cites Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids as primary drug markets for a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area because of their proximity to both Detroit and Chicago. The report adds many gangs distribute the drugs in the area, and there are around 70 gangs in Kent County alone.Cocaine, heroin and marijuana are commonly available throughout West Michigan counties. But, the report states, there is an almost unlimited demand."The profit potential is almost unlimited. If they get hit at that level with a million-dollar seizure, they just write that off as collateral damage, when they've got tens of millions, hundreds of millions of dollars."Capt. Taylor said law enforcement across the state are fighting an uphill battle. "It's a very profitable business," he said, "and it will continue to be a problem for this country."The suspects names have not been released at this time. The investigation is still underway.