MORRILTON, Ark. – An interstate traffic stop turned into a large drug seizure by Arkansas State Police on Monday night.
Officials with the state police said the trooper stopped a rental box truck at around 10 p.m. on Interstate 40 near the 109-mile marker in Conway County. Troopers searched the truck and said they found 21 boxes containing individually vacuum-sealed packages of marijuana.
Officials said the total marijuana on the truck weighed 434 pounds.
Court records show $1,460 cash was also seized. The 15th judicial district prosecutor has applied for the cash to be forfeited to the state.
Conway County marijuana seizure, April 6, 2024 (courtesy Arkansas State Police)
The driver of the truck, 44-year-old Seth Molen of Marietta, Georgia, was taken to the Conway County Detention Center where officials said he is being held on $50,000 bond. He is facing charges of possession with intent to deliver and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Molen told investigators he was traveling from Oklahoma to Atlanta, Georgia.
Court records show an initial appearance date for Molen has not been set.