A traffic stop in Seward County on Wednesday turned out to be very costly for the driver. The Seward County Sheriff's Office says they stopped a man on Interstate 80 for failing to signal a lane change.
Inside the vehicle they found nearly $2 million in cash. The sheriff's office says Sheriff Mike Vance stopped 42 year old Michael Gaytan of Toledo, Ohio, Wednesday morning.
He requested to search Gaytan's pickup after becoming suspicious that he was involved in criminal activity.
When Gaytan gave Vance permission to search the vehicle. A K-9 gave a positive indication on the truck, so a search was conducted by Vance, other Seward County Deputies, and a Lancaster County deputy. They found about $1.9 million in U.S. currency in duffle bags in the rear of the truck.
According to the sheriff's office federal charges will be forthcoming against Gaytan