A New York woman claimed the plastic-wrapped bricks in the rental car she was driving on Interstate 78 were homemade soap, but Pennsylvania State Police said they were cocaine.

Annadel Cruz and Alexander Bernstein were stopped in a white Mercedes with Tennessee plates for traveling 60 mph in a 55 mph zone on westbound I-78 near exit 54A in South Whitehall Township, according to court records.

Police at the Fogelsville station said troopers smelled marijuana coming from the passenger side of the car and Cruz, the driver, said she smoked marijuana earlier but not in the car, records state. Cruz, 26, said there were no drugs in the car and gave police permission to search it, records say.

Bernstein, 30, also told police there was no marijuana in the car and gave police permission to search a white bag he had in the trunk, records say.

While looking in the trunk, troopers opened a factory compartment on the side wall and found a plastic bag with two kilogram-sized packages wrapped in clear packaging tape and red tape.

Cruz told police the packages were soap she made, but field tests showed the white powdery substance was cocaine, records say. Cruz took out a small amount of marijuana she concealed in her bra, records say.

The duo, both from New York City, are charged with possession with intent to deliver cocaine, possession of cocaine, conspiracy and possession of drug paraphernalia. Cruz is also charged with possession of a small amount of marijuana and traffic violations.

Both were arraigned before District Judge Jacob Hammond and sent to Lehigh County Prison, Bernstein in lieu of $500,000 bail and Cruz in lieu of $250,000 bail.