NSP: 3 arrested after 91 pounds of marijuana found in I-80 stop
Three men were arrested after authorities reportedly found nearly 100 pounds of marijuana in a traffic stop on Interstate 80.
The stop, which the patrol said was for the vehicle failing to maintain its lane and having an obscured license plate, happened around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday near mile marker 187 near Maxwell.
A search of the vehicle turned up 91 pounds of high-grade marijuana concealed in bags in the cargo area, the patrol said.
The driver, Erik Altamirano Gomez, 36, of Kansas City, Missouri, and passengers, Gregory McKee, 61, of Kansas City, Missouri, and Vicente Bustos Camacho, 34, of Mexico, were arrested for possession of marijuana – more than one pound, possession with intent to deliver, and no drug tax stamp. All three were lodged in Lincoln County Jail.
