KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) — Oregon State Police say a trooper who stopped a car in southern Oregon for several traffic violations found more than a quarter million dollars worth of marijuana neatly packaged in the trunk.
Lt. Jason Westfall says the trooper conducted a search with the driver’s consent Monday, locating 113 pounds of marijuana with an estimated street value of $282,000.
Arrested for investigation of distribution of a controlled substance is 26-year-old Ricardo Sanchez of Pasco, Wash. He was taken to the Klamath County Jail.
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(KNDU helped)
