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Traffic stop nets $252,470 for central Neb. county

KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) – A summer traffic stop along Interstate 80 in central Nebraska is proving profitable for several Buffalo County agencies that will share $252,470 that was seized. The Kearney Hub reports neither of the men who were in the car when it was stopped on July 12 tried to claim the money in court. So Buffalo County Judge John Icenogle ruled the cash had been forfeited. Court documents say Nebraska State Troopers found the cash hidden in the lining of suitcases in the rental car’s trunk after the two men told conflicting stories about their travel plans. No drugs were found in the car, so the men were released. The money will be split between Buffalo County’s fines and licensing fund and the county drug law enforcement and education fund.

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