LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Recent traffic stops on Interstate 40 in Arkansas led to major hauls of illegal narcotics by state police.
Arkansas State Police officials said their Interstate Criminal Patrol (ICP) has seized 886 pounds of illegal marijuana as well as one handgun in the past 10 days from I-40 traffic stops.
On April 25, ASP officials said troopers stopped a tractor-trailer hauling cars on I-40 in Lonoke County and, during a subsequent search, located 143 pounds of marijuana in one of the cars being transported.
Four days later, authorities said 120 pounds of illegal marijuana and a handgun were found during a traffic stop around 3 p.m. on eastbound I-40 in Lonoke County at the 175-mile marker.
On April 30, police said a third traffic stop around 7 a.m. on I-40 in Lonoke County led to the confiscation of 31 pounds of illegal marijuana.
Troopers said they seized 70 pounds of illegal marijuana during a Wednesday traffic stop at around 7:15 a.m. in Conway County.