OZARK, Ark. — Troopers seized around 1,135 pounds of illegal marijuana and arrested a New York man during a traffic stop in Franklin County on May 10, according to the Arkansas State Police (ASP).
At around 10 a.m. on Saturday, ASP said troopers stopped the driver of a tractor-trailer for a traffic violation on Interstate 40 near the 30-mile marker near Ozark.
After searching the trailer, troopers reportedly discovered three pallets containing 49 boxes of illegal marijuana.
The driver, who was identified as 51-year-old Kok Tse, was transported to the Franklin County Detention Center and faces felony charges of trafficking a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.
