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Posted: 2012-05-07T15:31:22Z | Updated: 2012-05-07T15:31:22Z Cocaine In XBox 360: Carlos Valenzuela Had Drugs Inside Video Game, Texas Police Say (PHOTOS) | HuffPost

Cocaine In XBox 360: Carlos Valenzuela Had Drugs Inside Video Game, Texas Police Say (PHOTOS)

GAME OVER: Cops Find Cocaine In XBox 360
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As if video games weren't addictive enough.

Authorities in Texas arrested a man on Thursday after a routine traffic violation led to the discovery of an XBox 360 packed with two large bricks of cocaine .

Police pulled over Carlos Valenzuela , 42, around 6:20 p.m. in El Paso after the suspect failed to signal 100 feet before making a right turn.

"While talking to the driver, deputies saw he was extremely nervous as he kept looking at a bag that was located on the passenger's seat of the vehicle," according to a statement by the El Paso County Sheriff's Office .

Police obtained a warrant and searched Valenzuela's light blue, older model Mercedes Benz. Inside, they found an XBox 360 gaming console containing two brick-like bundles of cocaine wrapped in "heavy duty foil paper," police said. A third
package sealed in brown packing tape also tested positive for the drug.

The three bundles weighed approximately four pounds, officials said.

Valenzuela is charged with delivery of a controlled substance.

His bail was set at $25,000.

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Before You Go

Cocaine Found In Xbox
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Two cocaine bricks found inside an Xbox 360 allegedly belonging to Carlos Valenzuela of El Paso. (credit:El Paso County)
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Two cocaine bricks found inside an Xbox 360 allegedly belonging to Carlos Valenzuela of El Paso. (credit:El Paso County)
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Carlos Valenzuela, arrested Thursday when police say they found two bricks of cocaine inside an Xbox 360. (credit:El Paso County)