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State police officials seized 18 pounds of cocaine that was hidden in compartments inside a Jackson Heights home.

Wilmar Florez-Jimenez, 30, of Queens, and Alvaro Montoya, 51, of New Jersey, were arrested and charged Monday with criminal possession of a controlled substance counts following a long investigation by the authorities.

The pair allegedly stored the drugs inside the tire of a truck and a trap doors in a dresser and stove at Florez-Jimenez's 81st Street home, according to investigators.

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