Felony drug charges were filed against an individual from Ecatepec, Mexico, following a traffic stop in Madison County west of Columbus, Phio. During the traffic stop, Ohio Highway Patrol officers seized 154 pounds of cocaine, which troopers said was worth about $6.3 million.
On Jan. 23, at about 1:55 p.m., troopers stopped a tractor-trailer with Arizona registration for a commercial vehicle inspection on Interstate 70, near London. Troopers said criminal indicators were observed and a drug-sniffing dog alerted to the vehicle. A probable cause search of the vehicle revealed 154 pounds of cocaine concealed within cabinets, according to the highway patrol.
The driver, Omar Gonzalez-Flores, 46, Ecatepec, Mexico, was incarcerated at the Tri-County Regional Jail and charged with possession of drugs, a first-degree felony.
In 2025, the Ohio State Highway Patrol seized 1,607 pounds of cocaine on the state's roadways.
