A 43-year-old Miami man was arrested Monday morning following a traffic stop in which more than six ounces of cocaine and more than $3,000 in cash were found.
Lazaro Rodriguez was charged with trafficking cocaine.
Sgt. Joel Slough stopped a Ford Explorer at approximately 9:09 a.m. on U.S. 1 near 63rd Street for weaving around traffic without using turn signals.
K9 Coral responded and alerted to drugs in the vehicle.
Approximately 6.1 ounces of cocaine and $3,074 in suspected drug proceeds were found in the vehicle.
Rodriguez stated the cocaine was his as there was a female passenger in the vehicle. Rodriguez stated he buys the cocaine in Miami and sells it in the Keys.
Rodriguez was taken to jail.
The passenger was not charged
