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Story by TIM SULLIVAN
A pair of Mexican nationals will remain in U.S. custody without bond for the time being after authorities say they found cocaine and a monkey inside their vehicle during a traffic stop in McAllen.
Authorities had pulled over a 2007 Jeep Commander Monday afternoon, and a criminal complaint obtained by the McAllen Monitor states they spotted a bag on the passenger-side floorboard with a small black monkey inside. A K-9 officer then detected the scent of narcotics in the back of the vehicle and authorities pulled two packages of cocaine out of a toolbox.
The 4-1/2 pounds of cocaine was said to be worth about $23,000. In federal custody are 26-year-old Sergio Nunez de Caseres-Benavides and 29-year-old Alexis Reyes-Andrade.
