Ohio state troopers finds millions of dollars worth of the drug during a traffic stop.
PIQUA, Ohio (AP) - The Ohio State Highway Patrol has made the largest marijuana bust in its history.
Troopers arrested two California men for allegedly possessing $7 million worth of the drug.
The two men were in a Freightliner tractor-trailer yesterday morning on Interstate 70 in Preble County, about six miles east of the Ohio-Indiana border. Authorities say the truck was traveling at excessive speeds.
A drug-detecting dog alerted troopers to the possibility of an illegal substance. Troopers allegedly found more than 3,000 pounds of marijuana hidden in the back of the truck.
The two men are being held at the Preble County Jail. They are scheduled to appear in court today. If convicted, they could face up to nine years in prison and up to a $17,000 fine.
From Toledo Channel 13 News
The local NPR station just stated that the Highway Patrol has reported the truck was carrying 3,100 pounds of marijuana. Now ask yourself--you've got more than a ton and a half of herb in the back of your truck, and you start speeding down the highway . . . WHAT WERE YOU THINKING ? ! ? ! ?
Reminds me of a movie I can't remember the title of. These three guys in italy do a break in... - there was an american version of it sometime later.
(splaaaattttt!)
The Hackman movie you're thinking of is The French Connection, I believe, Osso.
Just a point of reference, assuming the Freightliner in question was a full sized Class 8 road tractor, with a typical 50' closed-van trailer, the available load capacity would be in the neighborhood of 25 tons. Baled, in the fashion of hay, you could prolly get just about that much pot into the trailer, given the cubic volume of the typical trailer.
Can we turn that into a poster for crime prevention?
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