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Rankin County seizes $14 million worth of cocaine

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5 years ago

February 5, 2022

Two men have been arrested after Rankin County Interdiction Team seized 213 pounds of cocaine on Friday.

Freddy Gutierrez and Gabriel Manuel were stopped for a traffic violation. Nervous behavior led to the deputy asking for consent to search the passenger bus.

During the search, 20 wrapped packages were determined to be 213 pounds of cocaine with a cash value of $14 million.

Both men were arrested and transported to Rankin County Adult Detention Center.

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Keith Phillips is the Vicksburg Daily News Sports Editor. He has been on staff since October 2019 where he was part-time until becoming full-time in 2020. Keith is a Vicksburg native and graduate of Vicksburg High School and the University of Southern Mississippi. In his years with VDN, he has covered multiple stories including sports, human interest and crime(courtroom).

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Rankin County seizes $14 million worth of cocaine

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