On this episode of State Boys, a routine traffic stop take a strange turn when the driver's stories start falling apart. His nervous body language raises red flags. And when backup arrives, things only get tenser. But what's found inside this ice chest turn this into a federal case. Troopers uncover an operation stretching from El Paso, Texas to the east coast. What will the troopers find? >> Hey, man. All right, man. Look, we work the interstates every day, okay? We see a lot of bad stuff. We see everything from human trafficking, transportation of illegal firearms, transportations of large sums of illegal money, and transportations of narcotics. Okay. You don't do you have any of that in the car? >> No, sir. >> Can I search the car? Get out the highway. [Music] >> On the highway [Music] seat belt on the state boys. State boys. Body cam footage from the Louisiana State Police and law enforcement agencies across the state of Louisiana. [Music] >> G34 region 3. Please >> 20 eastbound at the 49 106 with a gray Camry Texas Mike Golf kilo 2347 MGK 2347 Next. [Applause] >> Hey, what's going on, man? Good. >> I'm Trooper Gary with the state police man. Look, reason for the stop. It was a while back. It took me a minute to catch up with you. When you did you see us sitting uh when you came up over that hill a while a ways back? >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Yeah. When when you came uh over the hill, you just drifted onto that fog line a little bit. I just want to make sure you're not sleepy or impaired or nothing. >> No. No. I was actually getting some. >> You got your license handy? >> I tell you what, man. Will you grab your license and meet me at the back of the car? It's kind of hard to hear you. >> Yes, sir. >> Thank you. >> After explaining the reason for the traffic stop, the trooper asked the driver about his travel plans, but his answers doesn't add up. Within seconds, things start to get suspicious. [Applause] Thank you, man. You're welcome, sir. >> Where you heading to? >> I'm heading to go pick up uh one of the truck drivers that left the semir. >> That left the semi-truck. >> Yeah, he left the semi-truck. So, I have to go over there and pick up um some stuff that he left in this truck. I have to bring it back to >> Oh, yeah. You know, >> you drive trucks as well, sir. >> What company do you work for? >> Uh Fel Transportation. >> Felt Fel Transportation. We drive it around a lot, too. >> Really? >> Yes, sir. Fire. >> Where whereabouts you got to pick it up from? >> Monroy. Right here. >> Oh, Monroe. Oh, okay. >> Why did they leave it? >> That's true. I don't even know. They just told me, "Can you go get some stuff that there's in the truck?" I was like, "All right, >> where is it at in Monroe?" >> Oh, I don't know. Probably in the truck. I need to call my dispatch right now. >> Oh, so you don't know where you're going? >> No, they just told me go to I think in a Flying J or or Pilot. One of those. Is >> this your car or rental car? No, >> it's a rental car. Do >> you have the rental agreement? You know what? Yeah. [Applause] G. >> How long you been on the road, man? >> Oh, man. It's been the city. >> No, no, no. Took like this trip. >> Oh, no. Barely. I was uh yesterday. >> Okay. >> Sleeping in the car. >> Yeah. What's it called? Rent the hotel. >> Okay. >> Well, it's under my girlfriend's name. >> The company didn't rent it for you. >> Hell no. Oh, no. Oh, it's cuz it's >> So, you got to pay out of your own pocket. >> No, they're paying for everything. The gas and my mileage driving over here and coming back. So, >> okay. >> It's cool. It's cuz I drive a lift truck. That's why. >> But you're having to pay for the car. >> Yeah. But they're going to reimburse me and everything afterwards. >> Oh, they're going to reimburse you. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> No biggie. You know >> what's your You said your girlfriend had the car. >> Yes, sir. >> What's her name? Not my one. She's actually my wife. >> Oh, your wife? >> Yeah. I got you. I almost be a wife actually. Let's see. >> Yeah. Unfortunately, my wife don't like it. >> I know. Mine neither. And it messed up the party in my teeth. >> I don't know why he left it. >> Well, they never told me no reason. They just told me, "Can you do that little favor?" I was like, "Yeah, sure." And then >> where are you based out of El Paso? >> Yes, sir. Yes, sir. So once you get the stuff, you just head straight back. >> Yes, sir. >> Well, not really. I'm going to stay there like a day. Not really a day, but like just come and then I'm going to go back. Take a little rest. >> Take a little rest. You going to get a hotel over there or stay in the car again? >> Probably. No. Probably a hotel. >> Probably a hotel. >> Yeah. It just depends how I feel. >> You know what exit you're trying to get to? >> No, sir. Well, actually, I could tell right away. >> I mean, you got to call somebody or you got it wrote down >> four time. [Applause] >> What was he hauling? Well, we have we have medical stuff for uh Cardinal Cardinal Hill exit 112. Yes, sir. West one pilot and pilot actually pilot. Yes, sir. >> All right, man. Hang tight. Just give me a second. >> After listening to Martin's story, the trooper's backup would arrive. And without wasting time, he fuels him in and the traffic stop starts to take a dramatic turn. >> You can hang tight up there. >> You can hang tight up there. >> And he says he's going to Monroe cuz a coworker that drives trucks with him just left a truck there. They don't know why. And he's supposed to pick up his personal belongings, but his wife rented the car. >> His what? >> His wife is the renter on the car. >> Uhhuh. And I'm like, "So, you're having to pay this out of your own pocket?" He's like, "Yeah." Like, he's then he's like, "Oh, well, I think the company's reimbursing me." Um, but he doesn't know where in Monroe he's going. I don't know >> where's he from. >> He's from El Paso. Says he drove left yesterday from El Paso and has just been sleeping in the car. >> But his wife's got a Kansas address. >> Yeah. I don't He's very laughy and >> Huh? >> He's very laughy. He's laughing a lot. And uh >> when he pulled over, he did the old stretch. So, I don't know. >> Well, if that's all you're doing is going one row back, why are you going to run for nine days, >> right? Yeah, that too. [Applause] >> Hey, man. All right, man. Look, we work the interstates every day, okay? We see a lot of bad stuff. We see everything from human trafficking, transportation of illegal firearms, transportation of large sums of illegal money. >> Transportation is a narcotics. Okay. >> You don't do you have any of that in your car? >> No, sir. >> No. Can I search the car? >> Okay. Look, this is a Louisiana State Police consent to search form. Okay. Read over it if you're good with me searching the car. Okay. Signed by that X. So, you guys going to search the car and everything? >> Yeah, we're going to search the car. >> Can I make a car real quick so my eyes go? >> All right. >> All right. You got no no guns or nothing on you, right? Don't reach in your pockets, man. Step back here. >> No. [Applause] [Music] like [Applause] one thing. I don't know if you're going to be [Applause] V8 ready for [Applause] the driver. You're more [Applause] >> dude. Is it that heavy? It's heavy. >> No. Well, it's not that it's heavy. It's I can't freaking It's a bad angle. >> But look at it. It's been >> I know. That's what I'm saying. Look at the phone. >> Huh? >> Look at the phone. >> I know. That's what I'm saying. I want to get it out and try to [Applause] I was saying all this phone. Yeah, that's [Applause] Hey, listen. You got the right to remain silent, okay? Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You got the right to an attorney if you can't afford one will be appointed to you. All right? [Applause] Freezing. 334 second 0 94 09 for five [Applause] Get your pictures of it first before you rip into it. >> Okay. >> What you think you got? two pack uh two packages right here. That's all I can see right now. After Martin gave to search the vehicle, the trooper opened the ice chest and found 10 seal packages totaling 8 kilos of cocaine. Martin Escalera was immediately arrested for possession with the intent to distribute a schedule 2 narcotic. In federal court records, Martin Escalera admitted that he knew about the narcotics. He confessed to transporting all eight kilos from El Paso with plans to deliver seven packages in Atlanta, Georgia, and one package in Charlotte, North Carolina. Martin also admitted that he has been moving control substance out of El Paso since 2019. He ultimately plead guilty and he was sentenced to 240 months or 20 years in federal prison. >> Do you know what that is, man? >> Huh? >> Do you know what that is in the cooler? What is it? >> Cocaine. >> Cocaine. Just two kilos. >> Huh? How many kilos is it? >> Eight. >> Eight. >> Is there more that's not in the cooler? >> It's all in the cooler. >> He said it's 8 kilos. >> 8 kilos. >> That's what he said. So, >> is it coke? >> He said it's cocaine. >> It's not fentanyl cuz the dog hit on it. >> He said it's cocaine. I I don't know if the other kilos are in the back or >> Yeah. We going to search We got to throw that food away too though cuz >> Yeah. You can't have that boot sitting in the car. >> Yeah. >> At the record. >> All right. Come on, man. >> Good. >> All right. Look, we going through this. Uh, actually, >> what's happening here, >> man? You got He uh >> original story when I stopped him was he was going to West Monroe to pick up >> tonight >> some personal belongings from another truck driver who just left the truck there and they don't know what happened to him and uh he was all over the place but after we 105 him or anything. Hey just man we need to be careful cuz I was like man there ain't no uh is it just coke there ain't no fentanyl in there. He's like, "What's fentel?" >> Really? >> Like, I've never heard of that. It's dangerous. >> Well, it's definitely going to be cut your hair when it gets the dog alerted to it. It's not trained on fent. Now, it could be cut. >> Yeah. >> That's why Nick was talking about trying to get us a mask. >> Um, >> I put gloves on there. I'm going to go pee. Come help you. >> Are we doing it all out there? >> As opposed to in here. >> I mean, I didn't know where. >> Well, we need to search the vehicle. >> Yeah. Yeah.