Two caught with $1 million in marijuana in Lincoln traffic stop, deputy says

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Lancaster County deputies seized $1 million worth of marijuana Wednesday in a traffic stop in Lincoln, the sheriff’s office says.

Chief Deputy Ben Houchin said the criminal interdiction task force pulled over a box truck on Highway 77 near Rosa Parks Way around 10:30 a.m.

During the stop, deputies became suspicious, and the owner – 36-year-old Eugenio Lopez – gave them permission to search the truck.

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Houchin said four homemade wooden crates, containing 437 pounds of marijuana, were discovered in the back of the truck.

Deputies also found 7,800 vape cartridges — worth around $200,000 — in the crates.

Lopez and the driver, 45-year-old Stephen Lowe, were taken into custody.  Both men are from California.

Lopez and Lowe were arrested on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance and possession with intent to deliver.