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Maine drug agents seize cocaine disguised as cake

Maine drug agents seize cocaine disguised as cake
MONEY CAN BE USED FOR. REPORTING LIVE IN STUDIO, TERRY STACKHOUSE, WMTW NEWS. A MAJOR DRUG BUST IN GARDNER...AFTER STATE POLICE STOPPED A CAR ON I-295 YESTERDAY... MAINE D-E-A OFCIALS FI HAD LEARNED 25-YEAR- O LD JOHN CEDENO OF NEW YORK CITY.... W HHOAS A HISTORY OF DRUG OFFENSES...WOULD COMING INTO MAINE WITH 33- ARYE-OLD CHELSY COCHRAN OF WINSLOW. OFFICIALS FOUND FOUR POUNDS --OR 200- THOUSAND DOLLARS OF COCAINE... DISGUISED AS áCAKE AND SPRINKLED WITH COFFEE GROUND..S.IN AN ATTEMPT TO CONFUSE K-
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Maine drug agents seize cocaine disguised as cake
Maine drug agents seized cocaine that was disguised as a cake during a traffic stop on Tuesday, officials said.The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency said a tip led them to stop the vehicle on I-295 in Gardiner.Officials said they believe the drugs were being transported into Maine to be distributed throughout Kennebec and Somerset counties. Drug agents said in all, they seized about four pounds of cocaine, and two pounds of it was disguised as a cake.The cocaine was wrapped in cellophane with coffee grounds sprinkled on top. Officials said coffee grounds are often used by drug traffickers as a way to hide the scent of drugs from drug-detecting K9s.Drug agents arrested John Cedeno, 25, of New York, and Chelsy Cohcran, 33, Winslow, and charged them with aggravated drug trafficking.

Maine drug agents seized cocaine that was disguised as a cake during a traffic stop on Tuesday, officials said.

The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency said a tip led them to stop the vehicle on I-295 in Gardiner.

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Officials said they believe the drugs were being transported into Maine to be distributed throughout Kennebec and Somerset counties.

Drug agents said in all, they seized about four pounds of cocaine, and two pounds of it was disguised as a cake.

the mdea said they discovered cocaine disguised as a cake during a traffic stop
Maine Drug Enforcement Agency

The cocaine was wrapped in cellophane with coffee grounds sprinkled on top.

Officials said coffee grounds are often used by drug traffickers as a way to hide the scent of drugs from drug-detecting K9s.

Drug agents arrested John Cedeno, 25, of New York, and Chelsy Cohcran, 33, Winslow, and charged them with aggravated drug trafficking.