The Texas Department of Public Safety estimates the drugs' value at about $600,000
By Elizabeth Djinis
The Dallas Morning News
August 12, 2016
MARFA, Texas -- State troopers found over 1,700 pounds of marijuana last weekend when they stopped a pickup for a traffic violation near Marfa.
A trooper pulled over the 2007 GMC pickup around 7:30 p.m. Sunday while it was traveling north on State Highway 17.
While inspecting the car, the trooper found 736 bundles of marijuana inside the cab and bed of the truck. The Department of Public Safety estimates the drugs' value at about $600,000, according to a post on its Facebook page.
Police arrested the driver, Jesus Galvan Fernandez, 26, from Ojinaga, Mexico, and charged him with possession of marijuana over 50 pounds but less than 2,000 pounds, which is a second-degree felony.
Fernandez was booked into the Presidio County Jail.
1 comment:
Did they give him a ticket for being over weight?
Post a Comment