Nebraska State Patrol troopers will be weeding out drugged drivers during a special enforcement operation planned for Friday, April 20.
The operation will include troopers and dispatchers from Omaha and Lincoln working overtime to reduce the potential for crashes related to marijuana impairment.
“Drugged driving is extremely dangerous,” said Colonel John Bolduc, Superintendent of the Nebraska State Patrol. “Our troopers have done tremendous work to pull marijuana and other drugs off the street this year. This operation is another step to keep Nebraska’s roads safe.”
So far in 2018, troopers have seized more than 2,000 pounds of marijuana during traffic stops. That figure outpaces the amount seized in the each of the last several years.
4/20 is the numerical code for a marijuana holiday that draws marijuana legalization activists. Friday’s drugged driving operation is made possible by a $4,200 grant from the Nebraska Department of Transportation.