Okeechobee man arrested after half pound of cocaine found in toy truck
August 5th, 2009 by TCPalm.comST. LUCIE COUNTY — About a half pound of cocaine found Tuesday in a child’s toy in a truck landed an Okeechobee man behind bars, according to an arrest affidavit released Wednesday.
Arnoldo Infante, 32, faces felony charges of trafficking in cocaine and possession of cocaine with intent and a misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia charge.
St. Lucie County Sheriff’s deputies stopped the dark blue truck Tuesday afternoon in the 33000 block of Orange Avenue after noticing the vehicle had dark tint and possible tint-related violations.
A sheriff’s dog reportedly smelled narcotics on the driver’s side door and in a child’s toy in the back seat. The toy reportedly contained a bag with about a half pound of cocaine.
Infante, of the 2800 block of Northwest 46th Avenue in Okeechobee, was the passenger in the vehicle and said the cocaine belonged to him.
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August 5th, 2009 at 10:27 pm
Gotta have them cool tinted windows.
August 5th, 2009 at 11:40 pm
Why didn’t you mention the fact he is an illegal alien, and there were three other illegal aliens in the truck with him? These animals are destroying America.