Police in Oregon have seized almost 14 pounds of heroin that was hidden inside a car 's frame rails worth $ 650,000 . Jesus Alejandro Vega-Cazarez , 19 , and Jose Luis Mariscal Gonzalez , 42 , were arrested last week following a three-month investigation into suspected drug trafficking . A surveillance team spotted the pair meeting up at a garage in Vancouver , Washington , for an alleged drug swap . When they were caught , officers searched their vehicles and recovered 13.8lb of the drug - enough to provide around 1,251,914 individual doses - and $ 90,000 in cash . Stashed : Jesus Alejandro Vega-Cazarez , 19 , and Jose Luis Mariscal Gonzalez , 42 , were arrested after officers from Portland , Oregon , police found 13.8lb of heroin worth $ 650,000 inside the frame of a car . The substance was stashed in black tubes and was attached to green string . On March 19 , officers from the Portland Police Bureau Drugs and Vice Division saw two vehicles arriving at the location in Vancouver . They watched as the men carried unknown items into a garage , closed the door and then left in different directions a few minutes later . Following the alleged drug drop , police tracked down the two vehicles a short time later and searched them . A statement from Portland Police read : 'Investigators were conducting surveillance and observed the occupants of two vehicles meet up in Vancouver Washington . Investigators observed the occupants carry items into a garage and close the door . A short time later the parties exited the garage and went in different directions . 'Investigators , with the assistance of officers with the Vancouver ( WA ) Police Department , eventually contacted both vehicles and detained the occupants at Southeast Mill Plain Boulevard and 160th Avenue . Seized : Officers also seized $ 90,000 in cash from inside one of the vehicles . They were stopped following an alleged drugs swap in Vancouver , Washington . 'Approximately $ 90,000 was seized from one vehicle and 13.8 pounds of heroin was seized from the frame rails of the other vehicle . Four individuals were detained and two were eventually lodged in the Clark County ( WA ) Jail on drug-related charges . 'Investigators later served search warrants on two residences in Oregon associated to the suspects . 'The 13.8 pounds of heroin is estimated to be worth $ 650,000 ( wholesale ) and translates to approximately 1,251,914 individual doses .
Jesus Alejandro Vega-Cazarez , 19 , and Jose Luis Mariscal Gonzalez , 42 were arrested following a three-month operation by Portland , Oregon , Police . Pair were spotted during an alleged drug deal in Vancouver , Washington . Officers tracked down their two vehicles a short time later . They seized $ 90,000 in cash and enough of the drug for 1,251,914 doses .