Canine Connie sniffs out ‘career drug offender’ with $500K in drugs: Sheriff

Jesse Ullmann
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IREDELL COUNTY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – A “career drug offender” was arrested with half a million dollars in drugs following a traffic stop this week, the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office said on Friday.

Deputies conducted a traffic stop on New Jersey resident Hector Iglesias, 43, on Wednesday along I-77 near mile marker 62. Deputies said Iglesias was inconsistent when telling them of his travel plans from his Jersey home to Knoxville, Tennessee, and also detected indicators of criminal activity.

60+ charges, more than $2.5 million bond for Iredell County drug dealer: Sheriff

A canine was called in and cocaine, THC, and marijuana with a street value totaling half-a-million dollars were found in his vehicle in the trunk. Iglesias was arrested and faces multiple charges including trafficking.

He is being held on a $950,000 bond. Iglesias was previously convicted on drug charges in West Palm Beach and served six years in prison, the sheriff’s office said.

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