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ASP SEIZES OVER 8 POUNDS OF COCAINE DURING HEMPSTEAD COUNTY STOP

Asp Asp Seizes 8 Pounds Cocaine Hempstead County

September 23, 2024 HOPE, Ark. — On Tuesday, September 17, 2024, at approximately 7:42 a.m., Arkansas State Police (ASP) stopped a grey 2024 Chevrolet Trailblazer around the 28-mile marker on Interstate 30 East in Hempstead County for a traffic violation.

Troopers searched the SUV and found three bricks of cocaine wrapped in tape in a baby wipes box. Troopers arrested the driver, Chris Alvarado, 32, of Dallas, Texas, and transported him to the Hempstead County Detention Center. Alvarado is charged with Felony Trafficking of a Controlled Substance.