---
title: "Florida Man Arrested for Trafficking Cocaine-Stuffed Lunchables in Ford F-150"
description: "Regular Lunchables are of questionable nutritional value, but they're miles better than what the Ohio State Highway Patrol discovered."
date: "2019-02-19"
modified: "2019-06-22"
authors:
  - name: "James Gilboy"
    job_title: "Contributing Writer"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/james-gilboy"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/26552/florida-man-arrested-for-trafficking-cocaine-stuffed-lunchables-in-ford-f-150"
categories:
  - "Ford News"
  - "News"
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  - "Trucks"
tags:
  - "Drugs"
  - "F-150"
  - "Florida"
  - "Florida Man"
  - "Ford"
  - "Ohio"
  - "Ohio Highway Patrol"
  - "pickup"
---

# Florida Man Arrested for Trafficking Cocaine-Stuffed Lunchables in Ford F-150

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Two Florida men were recently arrested by the [Ohio State Highway Patrol](<https://www.thedrive.com/watch-this/12782/alleged-intoxicated-driver-takes-corvette-for-wrong-way-adventure>) (OSHP) after a large quantity of cocaine was found in a rented Ford F-150 in their possession. Much to everyone's surprise, the illegal substance was stashed in Kraft Lunchables containers.

An OSHP report published Thursday detailed the arrest, which started when troopers spotted a rented [2018 Ford F-150](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/21396/2018-ford-f-150-diesel-truck-review-how-does-850-miles-of-range-on-a-tank-sound>) with Florida registration being driven in a dangerous manner on the Ohio Turnpike. The troopers noted excessive speed (the truck's alleged speed was not disclosed) and aggressive lane changes, prompting a traffic stop.

Noticing suspicious signs, the troopers ordered the vehicle's driver, 21-year-old Nelson Lopez III, to exit the vehicle, where he consented to a pat-down. Troopers relieved Lopez of a loaded .380 semiautomatic handgun (pictured below), and commenced a search of the vehicle on the basis of probable cause. There, the officers discovered a pair of suspiciously heavy boxes of Lunchables, which, when opened did not reveal trays of luncheon meat, crackers, and corn syrup. Instead, [parcels of cocaine](<https://thefixfix.com/about-us/>) lined the packages, containing approximately four pounds between them, worth an estimated $84,000.

https://twitter.com/_/status/1096061668369547265

Troopers arrested Lopez and his passenger, 41-year-old Nelson Lopez Jr., both of Zephyrhills, Florida. Each Lopez was booked into the Wood County Jail and charged with possession and trafficking of cocaine, both of which are first-degree felonies. Maximum penalties could reach 22 years' imprisonment and $40,000 in fines.

Human or drug trafficking don't always take the form of a high-speed traffic stop or chase. Stories of methamphetamine being concealed in gas tanks garnered headlines on *The Drive* multiple times in 2018, with one incident involving a [semi-truck carrying 1,262 pounds of the dissolved drug (worth $4.4 million) in its fuel tank](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/24539/cops-find-1200-pounds-of-liquid-meth-worth-4-4m-hidden-in-semi-trucks-fuel-tank>).

## Author
James is a former staff writer for The Drive. He has changed the conversation around electrification, debunked misinformation online, and become a prominent hunter of what he calls "automotive cryptids."

### Author social links  
[Instagram](<https://instagram.com/jamesgilboy>)