3 kilos of cocaine seized by HPD


On November 14, 2007, the Highway Traffic Safety Unit (HTSU) of the Henderson Police Department stopped a vehicle traveling south on Interstate 85 for a traffic violation.

Upon further investigation and a search of the vehicle, officers located three kilograms (6.6 lbs.) of cocaine concealed in the vehicle.

The individual listed below was arrested and charged:

Cristian A. Medrano, 20
1421 Reddington Lane
Norcross, GA

Charges: Trafficking cocaine by possession, trafficking cocaine by transportation, possession with intent to sell and deliver cocaine, manufacture of cocaine, maintaining a vehicle to keep a controlled substance

The suspect was placed in the Vance County Jail under an $80,000 bond pending a December 17 court appearance.

The drugs seized are estimated by the Henderson Police Department to have a street value of $200,000.