USED VAN COMES 'FULLY LOADED' - BOUGHT FOR $14,000 HAS STASH OF $500,000 WORTH OF COCAINE FOUND BY MECHANIC WHEN BREAKS ARE FIXED - IN FLORIDA LACK OF KNOWLEDGE WOULD NOT STOP PROSECUTION

A psychologist in California thought he had a great deal on a used van at $14,000. But 14 months later when he had his breaks fixed the mechanic found over half a million dollars of Cocaine. "My hands went numb," he said.
He's a lucky man. He's lucky that the drug cartel missing the cocaine didn't find him, then lead him toward a life ending accident.  


And he's especially lucky he doesn't live in Florida. In Florida, Knowledge of the Cocaine is not required for arrest, prosecution and conviction of Trafficking in Cocaine. 
In Florida the innocent psychologist could be subjected to life with a 15 year Minimum Mandatory prison sentence, despite a Federal Judge making a finding that the law violates the United States Constitution. Drug Law Unconstitutional

EXCERPT FROM THE MERCURY NEWS: "This insulation isn't supposed to be here," the mechanic said, digging behind the panel. But it soon became clear that the tablet-sized objects wrapped in purple and clear cellophane weren't installed by the manufacturer. "I'm, like, dumbfounded," said Preston, who works at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. "Honest to God, my hands went numb." Police quickly arrived and found 14 packages of cocaine hidden in the doors. After impounding the van for closer examination, they found five more above the back wheels, Preston said. "They told me, 'You're so lucky, you'd be in jail for the rest of your life if you got searched in a traffic stop and they found this.' " But they also told him something chilling: Take the van back in to the repair shop to check for tracking devices because somebody is probably looking for it. Then get rid of it. When Preston tried to return the coke-mobile to Thrifty Car Sales this summer for one without drugs, he said a manager was anything but solicitous. She told him he could trade in the van, but only for the current Blue Book value -- about $4,000 less by his estimation than he originally paid. He had put about 6,000 miles on the van. Chrysler van comes fully loaded -- cocaine included - San Jose Mercury News Criminal Defense Attorney and Trial Lawyer for Drug Crimes & DUI in Clearwater, FL Florida - Drug Laws Ruled Unconstitutional - NYTimes.com State drug trafficking laws ruled unconstitutional | ruled, state, city - The News Herald Tampa Bay Police ask your help in finding the original owners of this Vehicle: Italy: Sicilian working cart,1890.