NATALIA - A traffic stop on Interstate 35 here Wednesday led to the seizure by police of $184,275 that was found hidden in the car, whose driver denied knowledge of the cash.

City Administrator Beth Leonosio said a city officer stopped the southbound car for speeding about 9:40 a.m. near mile marker 124, and discovered the cash secreted in compartments inside the front fenders on a Ford Fiesta.