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ASP SEIZES OVER 345 POUNDS OF ILLEGAL MARIJUANA DURING TWO TRAFFIC STOPS IN FRANKLIN COUNTY

Asp Franklin County Seizes 345 Pounds Of Marijuna
ASP SEIZES OVER 345 POUNDS OF ILLEGAL MARIJUANA DURING TWO TRAFFIC STOPS IN FRANKLIN COUNTY
July 31, 2024 OZARK, Ark. — On Monday, July 29, 2024, at approximately 8:17 a.m., Arkansas State Police (ASP) stopped a 2020 black Chevrolet Silverado on Interstate 40 eastbound around the 43-mile marker for a traffic violation. A search of the vehicle resulted in the discovery of seven large trash bags in the truck bed containing 145 pounds of illegal marijuana. Troopers arrested the driver of the vehicle, Steven McGee, 34, of Halstead, Kan., and transported him to the Franklin County Detention Center, where he was booked on felony charges of Possession with Intent to Deliver and Drug Paraphernalia.  On Thursday, July 25, 2024, at approximately 11:47 a.m., Troopers stopped a black 2014 Dodge pickup eastbound on I-40 around the 40-mile marker in Franklin County for a traffic violation.   Troopers searched the vehicle and discovered seven large trash bags in the bed of the pickup truck filled with 202 pounds of illegal marijuana. Troopers arrested the driver, Brent Pope, 42, of Strawberry Plains, Tenn., and transported him to the Franklin County Detention Center, where he was charged with felony Possession with Intent to Deliver and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.
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