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New Mexico man facing drug charges after traffic stop on PA Turnpike in Westmoreland County

New Mexico man facing drug charges after traffic stop on PA Turnpike in Westmoreland County A New Mexico man is facing drug charges after police said they found a duffel full of drugs in his vehicle during a traffic stop on the Turnpike. (WPXI/WPXI)

HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A New Mexico man is facing drug charges after police said they found a duffel full of drugs in his vehicle during a traffic stop on the Turnpike.

Jose Jiminez, 21, was pulled over on I-76 in Hempfield Township on Tuesday for an alleged traffic violation.

According to information shared by the Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office, police called a K-9 to the scene after Jiminez refused to give suspicious officers consent to search his vehicle.

The K-9 alerted troopers to the front driver and front passenger side doors of the vehicle. As a result, police obtained and executed a search warrant.

Troopers said they found a duffel bag full of drugs in the vehicle. They reported finding more than 17 pounds of cocaine in it.

Jiminez was taken to the Westmoreland County prison and denied bail.

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