A Mississippi man was detained on May 8 after a traffic stop in Big Spring resulted in the finding of more than 3 pounds of suspected marijuana, according to police.
A trooper from the Texas Department of Public Safety made the stop.
According to officials, Sterling County deputies cooperated with the investigation using a K-9 unit, which detected a locked suitcase inside the truck. Authorities discovered 3.4 pounds of suspected marijuana inside the suitcase.
During the stop, investigators seized around $900 in cash.
The driver, whose name was not published, was apprehended without incident and placed into the Howard County Detention Center.
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