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Saturday, March 6, 2010

NEWS: Traffic stop nets 60 lbs of marijuana

LEXINGTON - A traffic stop for speeding on Interstate 80 west of Lexington led to the seizure of 60 pounds. of marijuana and the arrest of two California residents.

Just before 3 p.m., on Monday a trooper with the Nebraska State Patrol Troop D Headquarters-North Platte stopped an eastbound 2006 Chevy Uplander mini-van for speeding on I-80 near mile marker 229. Upon contacting the driver the trooper smelled the odor of marijuana. A probable cause search led to the seizure of 60 pounds of marijuana. The marijuana was concealed in two duffle bags in the backseat and cargo areas of the mini-van.

The driver of the vehicle, Michelle Harvey, 27, Long Beach, Calif., and a passenger in the vehicle, Andre Griffin, 33, Los Angeles, Calif., were both lodged in the Dawson County Jail, each on a charge of possession of marijuana with intent to deliver.

Source: North Platte Telegraph