Georgia man found with 387 pounds of marijuana in vehicle near York

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A Georgia man found himself behind bars in Nebraska after being caught with over 380 pounds of marijuana on Interstate 80, the state patrol said.

Around 7:25 a.m. Thursday, a trooper pulled over a Chrysler on I-80 for violating multiple traffic violations near mile marker 361, which is southeast of York.

As the trooper approached the car, they smelled marijuana coming from inside, the patrol said.

Troopers then searched the vehicle and found 387 pounds of marijuana, hidden inside cardboard boxes in the back of the van.

They arrested the driver, 40-year-old Jimma Tot of Georgia, on suspicion of possessing more than 1 pound of marijuana and possession with intent to deliver.

Tot was taken to the York County Jail, the patrol said.