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  • I-85 pullover nets $123,850, North Carolina (money and van confiscated-no charges-no arrest)

    06/27/2005 8:12:13 AM PDT · by Between the Lines · 194 replies · 3,856+ views
    Shelby Star ^ | 6/25/2005 | Margarita Venegas
    A man gave up $123,850 and the 1999 Ford Windstar van he was driving to the Cleveland County Interstate Criminal Enforcement Team Thursday afternoon. The enforcement team, made up of regular sheriff's deputies who patrol the county's highways and I-85, pull over speeders and others violating traffic laws. But, in the midst of these regular pullovers, they're trained to spot suspicious items in order to find contraband. In the case of Thursday's incident, officers pulled over the southbound van on a routine traffic stop on I-85 near mile marker 2 and found a hidden compartment with the money in it,...