Cuba beats Australia, reaches 1st WBC semifinal since 2006
Cuba advanced to the World Baseball Classic semifinals for the first time since 2006 with a 4-3 win over Australia as Alfredo Despaigne hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly and Yoelkis Guibert followed with a two-run single in three-run fifth inning.
Stacks of cash, guns and drugs seized during Sumter County traffic stop
Drugs, guns and cash seized during a traffic stop on Interstate 75 in Sumter County. SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. โ A recent traffic stop in Sumter County was anything but routine when troopers discovered the driver was hauling mounds of cash, guns and drugs, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Records show he was โmoderately nervousโ and smelled of marijuana, so K-9 Titan was called in and ended up alerting to the vehicle. K-9 Titan poses with some of the items he helped uncover during a traffic stop in Sumter County. Romero is facing charges of possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, possession of cocaine, marijuana possession and possession of drug equipment.
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