GREENSVILLE COUNTY, Va. — Two Florida men were arrested in Virginia after police found nearly $2 million worth of cocaine in their vehicle.
Police pulled the vehicle over on Interstate 95 in Greensville County Wednesday morning for following too closely to another vehicle.
"Following a positive alert by a narcotics canine, a search of the vehicle was conducted," a Virginia State Police spokesperson said. "The search located 20 kilos of cocaine with an estimated street value of just under $2 million."
Joel Garcia-Damian, 36, of Doral, Florida, and Luis Abdiel Padilla-Martell, 23, of Miami, were both charged with possession with intent to distribute and transportation of narcotics into the Commonwealth with the intent to distribute.
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