Calif. man faces drug charge in Ohio

PIQUA, Ohio (AP) -- A motorist who was stopped Tuesday for a traffic violation in western Ohio was carrying $8 million worth of cocaine, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said.
Lafayette Williams, 35, of Lynwood, Calif., was charged with possession of cocaine, a first-degree felony, the patrol said. He was being held in Preble County Jail and was to appear in Eaton Municipal Court today.
Williams was driving a pickup truck that was pulling a trailer, the patrol said. Troopers stopped him after he failed to move over for a stopped law enforcement officer on eastbound Interstate 70.
Troopers found 80 kilos of cocaine concealed in the vehicle after being alerted by a dog trained to sniff out drugs, the patrol said.
Conviction on the possession charge could carry a sentence of 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine, the patrol said.