ASK LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THEY’LL TELL YOU I-40 IS A POPULAR ROUTE FOR DRUG SMUGGLERS. THAT WAS SEEN AGAIN ON MONDAY AROUND NOON WHEN A DEPUTY PULLED OVER A VEHICLE ON EASTBOUND I-40 NEAR SEDILLO HILL. THE DEPUTY SMELLED THE OVERWHELMING ODOR OF RAW MARIJUANA IN THE VEHICLE.
A SEARCH WARRANT WAS OBTAINED AND A DRUG SNIFFING DOG ALERTED THE DEPUTY TO 65 POUNDS OF MARIJUANA. TWO MEN WERE ARRESTED FOR TRAFFICKING A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE AND CONSPIRACY.
IT’S THE SECOND DRUG BUST THAT SAME DEPUTY HAS MADE ALONG I-40 IN THE PAST WEEK.
