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Man charged in 372-pound cocaine seizure

Associated Press

SEATTLE – A former Portland millionaire entrepreneur has been charged in what authorities say is the biggest cocaine seizure in Snohomish County, 372 pounds worth an estimated $34 million.

Douglas Bryan Spink, 33, operator of a farm for the breeding of jumping horses in Chilliwack, B.C., was charged with drug possession after being stopped in an SUV in Monroe, authorities said Wednesday.

Spink, known in Portland for a passion for extreme sports as well as for the roller-coaster course of his business dealings, was being held at the federal detention center in SeaTac.