DPS Arrest One For 104 lbs. Of Marijuana

A man is behind bars and 104 pounds of marijuana has been seized after a traffic stop.

On September 17th at 1:15 pm a Department of Public Saftey Trooper stopped a  2008 Ford F150 pick up for a traffic violation on east on I-40 near Vega.

A K-9 unit arrived on the scene and helped troopers find multiple vacuum-sealed packages of marijuana inside duffel bags in the covered truck bed.

The driver, was and booked into Oldham County Jail and charged for felony possession of marijuana.

The drugs were being transported from Idaho to an unknown location.