Margarito Saucedo, 37, was on his way to the Chicago area to deliver the drugs when he was pulled over, and the second man, Moses Moreno, 41, was the intended recipient of the drugs. He was arrested later in Aurora.The pair have been charged in federal court in Springfield with conspiring to distribute cocaine.The traffic stop happened about 10:30 a.m. Jan. 11. An Illinois State Police trooper pulled over a tractor-trailer with Texas license plates between Elkhart and Lincoln. The truck, which was heading north, had an expired registration sticker on the trailer, authorities said.
The trooper talked to the driver, Saucedo, and asked for his logbook, driver’s license and other paperwork, according to an affidavit filed in federal court. The trooper determined Saucedo had no valid driver’s license and that he had been arrested previously for a drug violation and aggravated assault with a weapon.
During a search of the truck, the trooper allegedly found what was described as a “trapped compartment” in the bunk area of the truck. Inside, the trooper found 10 packages of suspected cocaine, each one about a kilogram in weight, according to the affidavit.
Saucedo allegedly told the trooper later he was to be paid $1,000 per kilogram to deliver the drugs to a man at a motel in Aurora. He allegedly told police he had delivered eight to 10 kilograms on at least five prior occasions to the man.
Agents with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration went to the Aurora hotel, where they reportedly watched Moreno retrieve what he thought were the drugs from Saucedo.
The trooper talked to the driver, Saucedo, and asked for his logbook, driver’s license and other paperwork, according to an affidavit filed in federal court. The trooper determined Saucedo had no valid driver’s license and that he had been arrested previously for a drug violation and aggravated assault with a weapon.
During a search of the truck, the trooper allegedly found what was described as a “trapped compartment” in the bunk area of the truck. Inside, the trooper found 10 packages of suspected cocaine, each one about a kilogram in weight, according to the affidavit.
Saucedo allegedly told the trooper later he was to be paid $1,000 per kilogram to deliver the drugs to a man at a motel in Aurora. He allegedly told police he had delivered eight to 10 kilograms on at least five prior occasions to the man.
Agents with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration went to the Aurora hotel, where they reportedly watched Moreno retrieve what he thought were the drugs from Saucedo.
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