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 138lb 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 138lb 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 138 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 138 pounds of heroin is estimated to be worth $650,000 (wholesale) and translates to approximately 1,251,914 individual doses
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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 