MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

Troop D Headquarters, 3131 East Kearney Street, Springfield, Missouri 65803


News Release

For further information please contact: Sergeant Jason M. Pace
417-895-6868
D042015
January 30, 2015

EMPHASIS: Troop D: Commercial Vehicle Inspection Leads To Drug Seizure In Greene County


On January 29, 2015, at approximately 12:23 p.m., officers with the Missouri State Highway Patrol stopped an eastbound 2008 Isuzu straight truck, and conducted a commercial motor vehicle compliance inspection near the 84-mile marker of Interstate 44, at the Missouri Highway 744 off-ramp, in Greene County. Suspicious circumstances led to the officers requesting and receiving consent to search the vehicle. A roadside search revealed 36 boxes and five duffle bags of marijuana weighing approximately 840 pounds located inside the truck.

The driver, 56-year-old male subject from Glendale, California, was turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Formal charges for drug trafficking are pending.

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