A California man is behind bars in Buffalo County after a trooper found nearly 50 pounds of marijuana in the van he was driving.
The Nebraska State Patrol says around 5:40 Saturday night, a trooper witnessed a Dodge Grand Caravan make an unsafe pass of a semi on I-80 near Kearney, and performed a traffic stop on the van. The NSP says during the traffic stop, the trooper detected the odor of marijuana, which prompted a search that resulted in finding 49 pounds of marijuana inside suitcases in the rear of the van.
The driver, 42 year old David Powell of Sonora, California, was arrested for possession of marijuana – more than one pound, possession with intent to deliver, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
(Photo by the Nebraska State Patrol)