LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – In three recent traffic stops, troopers with the Arkansas State Police have seized nearly 200 pounds of illegal marijuana.
During a traffic stop on Thursday, Feb. 8, troopers pulled over a vehicle in Little Rock at the 65th Street exit on Interstate 30 for a traffic violation. After searching the vehicle, they found two trash bags with 38 vacuum-sealed bags of illegal marijuana, each weighing approximately one pound.
The driver, 41-year-old Viet Quoc Truong of Arlington, Texas, was arrested and troopers said he is facing charges of felony furnishing, possessing or using prohibited articles, possession of controlled substances, intent to deliver and improper lane use.
Two hours later, troopers pulled over a vehicle on Interstate 40 in Conway County and after detecting an odor of marijuana, searched the vehicle and found two large bags containing vacuum-sealed bundles of illegal marijuana weighing 62 pounds.