Marijuana, THC products seized after Sumner County traffic stop
The investigation began Saturday, April 12 with a traffic stop on Interstate 65 South in Millersville. That's where agents with the 18th Judicial District Drug Task Force stopped a vehicle heading from Michigan to Nashville.
When authorities searched the vehicle, they discovered it was loaded with marijuana and THC products that are legal in Michigan but illegal in Tennessee.
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When asked where they were coming from, the suspects were vague, but they eventually said they had come from Indiana.
'So y'all just drove up to Indiana just to drive around 'cause it's a nice day?' one of the law enforcement officers asked.
Drug agents showed News 2 a table loaded with contraband from the car. It included 22 pounds of marijuana, some of which was packaged in 1-pound bricks, as well as dozens of packets of THC products, including vapes and even pre-rolled joints ready for sale.
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'If we don't get this product off the streets, ultimately it ends up in the hands of high schoolers, as well as older adults,' one of the agents said.
According to investigators, the group admitted to driving to Michigan, where marijuana is legal. Once there, they allegedly visited multiple dispensaries and purchased many of the marijuana products that drug agents displayed on the table.
Authorities said the suspects' intention was to sell the drugs in Nashville, where they could double or even triple their profits.
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'There was receipts on each bag, with an individual's name on it that shows they specifically purchased this amount, and this is what they paid for it,' the agent explained. 'All four of the individuals admitted to purchasing those products while in Michigan. They all admitted to using the products. They're all aware of the amount of product that they're bringing back into Tennessee, where they very well know it's illegal.'
All four suspects in that vehicle reportedly went to jail on felony marijuana charges.
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