Across three traffic stops Thursday, Nebraska State Patrol seized 163 pounds of marijuana, THC products and more than $216,000 in suspected drug money.
At about 11:30 a.m., a state trooper stopped a Ford Explorer on Interstate 80, 15 miles west of Lincoln. A search of the vehicle revealed approximately $216,000.
The driver and passenger, both of Fort Wayne, Indiana, were cited for possession of money in violation of drug statutes. A third individual in a second vehicle was cited on the same charge.
Then at about 8:45 p.m. Thursday, state troopers stopped an eastbound Chevrolet Suburban for improperly parking on the shoulder of the exit ramp at mile marker 135. The trooper conducted a search, which yielded 104 pounds of marijuana.
A few minutes later, another trooper pulled over a Nissan Sentra for failing to stop at a stop sign at the exit of mile marker 133. During the stop an NSP K9 detected the smell of a controlled substance and a search found 59 pounds of marijuana, 49 THC vape cartridges and 2.4 pounds of THC wax.
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Both drivers were arrested for possession of marijuana — more than one pound, possession with intent to deliver, and no drug tax stamp; and placed in the Keith County Jail.