Two sentenced to jail after pot falls off trailer on I-80

Two people who were caught with more than 120 pounds of marijuana hidden in a trailer will spend time in jail.

Damaisy Rodriguez, 29, of Florida, was sentenced to 1-3 years in jail and was fined $100 after pleading no contest to possession of marijuana with intent to deliver and unlawful acts related to drugs.

48-year-old Charlie Red of Colorado was sentenced to 5-10 years in jail and was fined $100 after pleading no contest to possession of marijuana with intent to deliver and unlawful acts related to drugs.

The Nebraska State Patrol responded on Jan. 19 near Odessa, at mile marker 262 on I-80, when someone reported that a package had fallen from a flatbed trailer being pulled by an eastbound Dodge Ram. A trooper located the vehicle while another trooper recovered the package.

Upon finding the package, the trooper determined that it was filled with marijuana. Troopers then conducted a searched and found a hidden compartment on the undercarriage of the trailer. Dozens more packages were found inside the compartment. In total, troopers seized 122 pounds of high-grade marijuana from the vehicle. The estimated street value is $366,000.

Courtesy: NTV