Arkansas Highway Police has seized more than $1 million worth of cocaine arrested 60-year-old Joaquin Lopez of Vinton, Texas

Arkansas Highway Police has seized more than $1 million worth of cocaine from a tractor-trailer on Interstate 40 near West Memphis.Highway Police Chief Ron Burks says the vehicle was traveling eastbound when it was stopped Wednesday. During a safety inspection, officers uncovered 53 bundles of cocaine, all weighing about 116 pounds. Burks says the drugs had a street value of $1.3 million.Officers arrested 60-year-old Joaquin Lopez of Vinton, Texas, on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver. Police believe the truck was headed from California to the New York-New Jersey area.

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