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Nearly 20 pounds of cocaine seized at Nashville motel

Posted at 1:22 PM, Oct 25, 2018
and last updated 2018-10-25 14:22:19-04

A man was arrested at a Nashville motel after police say he was found with nearly 20 pounds of cocaine. 

In a Tweet Thursday, Metro Nashville police said 47-year-old Kenneth Allen Rios, of Houston, flew into Nashville International Airport and took a cab to the bus station. 

From there, he allegedly he retrieved two suitcases that contained two bricks of cocaine and then traveled to a local hotel. 

He was taken into custody and booked on a $100,000 bond. No additional details were known.