525 lbs , Cocaine: Nebraska I-80 Bust Hits $20M

A routine traffic stop just yielded 525 lbs of cocaine. Nebraska is America's critical, unwitting front line in an endless drug war.
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A routine traffic stop just yielded 525 lbs of cocaine. Nebraska is America's critical, unwitting front line in an endless drug war.

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