Troopers from the Ohio State Highway Patrol in Wood County stopped a 2004 Volvo XC 90, with Pennsylvania registration, for a speed violation on the Ohio Turnpike.
Troopers say they observed criminal indicators and a drug-sniffing canine alerted to the vehicle, resulting in a search of the vehicle. Inside the Volvo, troopers found an after-market, hidden compartment installed under the passenger seat.
The driver, Vincente Herrera, of Philadelphia, was arrested and taken to the Wood County Jail. He has been charged with hidden compartment in vehicles, which is a fourth-degree felony, and possession of criminal tools, which is a fifth-degree felony. If he is convicted, he could face up to 30 months in prison, and be forced to pay up to a $7,500 fine.
What sort of country or state would outlaw having a hidden compartment in a vehicle? That is ridiculous.
ReplyDeleteMany vehicles come with such compartments built in. Mine has several including one under the passenger seat. Good job I'll never visit "the land of the free". Nope, instead I'll stay in the free world. That would be any country that doesn't have more ridiculous rules and regulations to control it's citizens than did Nazi Germany.
I think it has to do with the assumption of intent to smuggle. I think Florida (in the US) has such a law. However, I too think the law is based on fragile logic.
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