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82 kilos of suspected cocaine seized from Hillsborough home

Sheriff's deputies jailed four men in Orange County on Friday after finding more than 80 kilos of what is suspected to be cocaine.

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82 kilos of suspected cocaine seized from Hillsborough home
HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. — Sheriff's deputies jailed four men in Orange County on Friday after finding more than 80 kilos of what officials suspect is cocaine.

Carlos Salazar, Edi Daniel Salazar-Jimenez, Miguel Angel Robles-Puents and Jose DeJesus Villanueva-Miranda were charged with trafficking more than 400 grams of cocaine and trafficking more than 28 grams of heroin, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Office. All four were given a $500,000 bond.

During an investigation at 511 West Hill Ave. Lot B10 in Hillisborough, deputies found 82 kilos of cocaine and 2 kilos of heroin, the sheriff's office said. Deputies also seized a firearm.

The suspected narcotics were concealed in various compartments around the residence.

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