Nearly 200 pounds of marijuana was seized during a traffic stop in Lee County.The Mississippi Department of Transportation said last week that Commercial Transportation Enforcement Division officers stopped an 18-wheeler on Interstate 22. The big rig was hauling vehicles from Oklahoma City to Florida. Officers found 185 pounds of marijuana inside garbage bags hidden in the back of a stolen pickup truck that was on the 18-wheeler. The driver, Derrick Lee, 46, was arrested and charged with trafficking marijuana.The Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics also assisted with this bust.
Nearly 200 pounds of marijuana was seized during a traffic stop in Lee County.
The Mississippi Department of Transportation said last week that Commercial Transportation Enforcement Division officers stopped an 18-wheeler on Interstate 22. The big rig was hauling vehicles from Oklahoma City to Florida.
Officers found 185 pounds of marijuana inside garbage bags hidden in the back of a stolen pickup truck that was on the 18-wheeler.
The driver, Derrick Lee, 46, was arrested and charged with trafficking marijuana.
The Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics also assisted with this bust.
“]] Nearly 200 pounds of marijuana was seized during a traffic stop in Lee County.
