An Estimated $45,000 Dollars In Illegal Drugs Found After A DPS Trooper Stopped Someone For Speeding

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A DPS trooper stopping a vehicle in southern Brazos County Tuesday night (June 23) for going five miles over the speed limit resulted in the seizure of an estimated $45,000 dollars of illegal drugs.

The driver, 38 year old Marisol Rico of Somerville, was released from jail after posting bonds totaling $155,000 dollars.

During the traffic stop on the Highway 6 frontage road near the FM 2154 exit north of Navasota, DPS arrest reports say troopers found under the feet of one of three children in Rico’s vehicle, a brick of cocaine that weighed two pounds and ten ounces.

Also seized was what was described as a small vial of liquid cocaine and a full wine bottle containing liquid methamphetamine.

The arrest reports do not say who had custody of the children, all under the age of ten, while Rico was in jail.

The arrest report also noted that Rico was issued warnings for speeding and for two of her children being improperly secured in their seat belts.

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