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The Chicago Tribune
CHICAGO — Cook County sheriff’s officers arrested a Texas man after confiscating more than $450,000 in marijuana from a rental truck he was driving, officials said.
Gerardo Santana, 26, of El Paso was charged with one count of possession with intent to deliver cannabis, the department said in a news release.
Undercover narcotics officers stopped Santana on a traffic violation Tuesday night near Irving Park and Mannheim Roads in Franklin Park, authorities said.
Officers reported finding 199 1-pound bricks of marijuana.
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