SUV filled with 5 kilos of cocaine stopped on the highway, ASP says

CRITTENDEN COUNTY, Ark. (WMC) - The Arkansas State Police is investigating after five kilos of cocaine was found in a vehicle on the highway.

On Wednesday, February 5, around 5:30 p.m., ASP stopped a 2025 Audi SUV on Interstate 40 eastbound near the 273-mile marker in Crittenden County for a traffic violation.

According to ASP, troopers searched the SUV and discovered five-kilo bundles of cocaine concealed in the vehicle.

The driver, Daniel Goldfinger, 32, of Salt Lake City, Utah, was taken into custody and transported to the Crittenden County Detention Center; Goldfinger is now facing charges for trafficking a controlled substance.

ASP says that Goldfinger told investigators he was en route from Dallas, Texas, to Columbus, Ohio.

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