Police: Texas man caught with cocaine hidden under belly fat
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Florentino Herrera is seen in his booking photo (Austin Police Department via AP)
Authorities say a Texas man tried to destroy cocaine hidden under his belly fat while being taken to jail after failing a field sobriety test early on New Year's Eve.
An Austin police officer pulled over Florentino Herrera early on the morning of Dec. 31 after he says he saw the 48-year-old run a stop sign and cross a solid white traffic line. Herrera was arrested after failing field sobriety tests and refusing to take a blood alcohol test.
In an affidavit, police say the squad car's camera recorded Herrera trying to destroy cocaine concealed under his stomach fat.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Herrera is being held on charges of evidence tampering and driving while intoxicated.