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Yahoo
18-04-2025
- Yahoo
110 lbs of marijuana found after traffic stop in Haywood County
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The West Tennessee Drug Task Force seized 110 pounds of marijuana from a van after a traffic stop in Haywood County on Tuesday. On April 15, agents with the Criminal Interdiction Team conducted a traffic stop on a Sprinter van on Interstate 40 for a traffic violation. According to the press release, agents were suspicious about the load being taken from Oklahoma to North Carolina. The driver of the van gave consent to search the van. Train collides with funeral home limo in Bartlett; 6 injured During the search, agents said they found two job boxes that were padlocked shut, and the driver did not have a key for the padlocks. After further investigation, agents said the boxes were stuffed with approximately 110 pounds of vacuum-sealed marijuana. The driver said he was paid to pick up the boxes and deliver them, but he did not know what was inside the boxes. He was released. This is an ongoing investigation. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
04-04-2025
- Yahoo
North Carolina man sentenced after drugs found during Oklahoma County traffic stop
OKLAHOMA COUNTY, Okla. (KFOR) – A North Carolina man has been sentenced after 80 pounds of drugs were found during a traffic stop in Oklahoma County in 2023. According to the Oklahoma City Police Department, an officer working with the Criminal Interdiction Team of Central Oklahoma stopped a speeding car near I-40 and Peebly Road on December 22, 2023. LOCAL NEWS: 'Trust that instinct': Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper helps end Texas Amber Alert Upon further investigation, the officer found wrapped boxes inside the car with 38 lbs. of cocaine and 42 lbs. of methamphetamine inside. Officials say the driver, 58-year-old John Moore Jr., was booked into the Oklahoma County Detention Center on complaints of aggravated trafficking of illegal drugs and use of a firearm while committing a felony. According to the United States Department of Justice, Moore was sentenced on March 28, 2025, to serve 84 months in federal prison, followed by four years of supervised release. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
