A traffic stop of a tractor-trailer rig on Interstate 20 turned up 313 pounds of cocaine --- $12 million worth --- authorities said today.



The stop was made Oct. 13 on the interstate near the Jefferson County-St. Clair County line by the Jefferson County Highway Safety Unit, comprised of sheriff's deputies and Hoover police.



A drug-sniffing dog indicated there were drugs in the truck, said Chief Deputy Randy Christian.



Officers searching the inside of the truck found a hidden compartment that held 120 packages of cocaine.



Manfredo Fong, 51, of West Covina, Ca. is charged with cocaine trafficking. He is being held without bond in the county jail.



Jefferson County Sheriff Mike Hale, Hoover Police Chief Nick Derzis and Hoover Mayor Gary Ivey will hold a news briefing this afternoon to discuss the drug seizure.

