State police seize $2.7 million cash during traffic stop

TUSCOLA - State police seized $2.7 million in cash during a traffic stop in rural Douglas County.

State Police spokesman Sgt. William Emery said the money was taken during a traffic stop on April 16 on Interstate 57 two miles north of Tuscola after a police dog alerted to the presence of possible illegal drugs in the vehicle.

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