LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – A California man is facing charges after deputies with the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office claim they found nearly 400 pounds of marijuana in a van.
According to Captain Tommy Trotter, Wednesday around 1 p.m., members of the Criminal Interdiction Task Force stopped a van driven by 40-year-old Michael Forester from California.
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Captain Trotter said the van was stopped for driving on the shoulder on Highway 77 and Rosa Parks Way.
Deputies claim they smelled marijuana which led to a probable cause search.
Captain Trotter said investigators found 383 pounds of raw marijuana, 16 pounds of THC wax, 1 pound THC powder, as well as a fully loaded handgun.
Forester was arrested and is facing possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance charges, evading drug tax charges and possession of a firearm during commission of a felony charges.
LSO said this is the second arrest involving a large amount of marijuana with in a week.
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