LOS BANOS, Calif. — Practically $1 million in money was dumped on a Central California street throughout a police chase that ended with the arrests of two New York males who apparently deliberate to purchase marijuana with the cash, the California Freeway Patrol mentioned.
Frank Capraro, 23, and Desmond McDay, 25, each of Medford, have been arrested Friday night, the Merced Solar-Star reported.
It wasn’t instantly clear whether or not they had obtained attorneys.
The chase started shortly earlier than 6:30 p.m. when a CHP officer tried to cease certainly one of three black SUVs that gave the impression to be touring collectively on Interstate 5 south of Los Banos in Merced County, authorities mentioned.
Through the chase, one SUV straddled lanes to dam the patrol automobile, which maneuvered round it and stored chasing the primary automobile, a Chevrolet Suburban.
The Suburban stopped on the shoulder of the street at one level and the motive force acquired out, dumped two cardboard bins after which took off once more earlier than lastly stopping for good, the CHP mentioned.
The driving force of the Suburban and a second SUV that was stopped in site visitors have been each taken into custody however the SUV that had tried to dam the officer escaped, authorities mentioned.
The cardboard bins contained $915,000 in money, and a police canine alerted to the odor of medication on the cash, authorities mentioned.
Officers additionally discovered walkie-talkies that the drivers apparently had been utilizing to speak in the course of the chase, the CHP mentioned.
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