IREDELL COUNTY, N.C. (FOX 46 CHARLOTTE) – More than 250 pounds of marijuana were seized from two traffic stops in North Carolina on Thursday, according to the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office.
On Thursday, June 3, deputies with the Iredell County ICE Team conducted two separate stops on I-77 southbound in northern Iredell County.
During the first traffic stop, deputies spoke with the driver, Xuequan Lu, who lives in Brooklyn, New York. Deputies deployed K-9 “Bosco,” who gave a positive indication to the presence of a controlled substance coming from inside the car. A search of the vehicle was performed.
Deputies said 118 pounds of high-grade marijuana were located inside the trunk. After taking Xuequan LU into custody, a second vehicle drove by deputies and failed to move over as required by law for flashing blue lights.
Based on this unsafe action, the suspect vehicle was stopped, the sheriff’s office said.
During this stop, deputies spoke with the driver, Xengming Li, who lives in Woodstock, Georgia. Suspecting that the two vehicles could be traveling together, K-9 “Abby,” was utilized. Abby gave a positive indication to the presence of a controlled substance coming from inside the car.
A search was conducted and deputies located 138 pounds of high-grade marijuana…
Original Author Link click here to read complete story..
IREDELL COUNTY, N.C. (FOX 46 CHARLOTTE) – More than 250 pounds of marijuana were seized from two traffic stops in North Carolina on Thursday, according to the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office.
On Thursday, June 3, deputies with the Iredell County ICE Team conducted two separate stops on I-77 southbound in northern Iredell County.
During the first traffic stop, deputies spoke with the driver, Xuequan Lu, who lives in Brooklyn, New York. Deputies deployed K-9 “Bosco,” who gave a positive indication to the presence of a controlled substance coming from inside the car. A search of the vehicle was performed.
Deputies said 118 pounds of high-grade marijuana were located inside the trunk. After taking Xuequan LU into custody, a second vehicle drove by deputies and failed to move over as required by law for flashing blue lights.
Based on this unsafe action, the suspect vehicle was stopped, the sheriff’s office said.
During this stop, deputies spoke with the driver, Xengming Li, who lives in Woodstock, Georgia. Suspecting that the two vehicles could be traveling together, K-9 “Abby,” was utilized. Abby gave a positive indication to the presence of a controlled substance coming from inside the car.
A search was conducted and deputies located 138 pounds of high-grade marijuana…
