OHIO — The Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) filed charges against a man after they found 700 pounds of marijuana in a moving truck.
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The Ohio State Highway Patrol shared body and cruiser cam footage on Facebook that showed troopers stopping a moving truck on Jan. 24.
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The truck was driving over the edge line and the trooper explained wanting to make sure the driver, a 33-year-old man, wasn’t texting and driving.
When the troopers asked what the man was hauling he explained he was moving and consented to a vehicle search.
The body cam footage shows a trooper opening a large storage bin full of loose marijuana flowers.
Trooper seized 700 pounds of marijuana worth approximately $3.5 million, according to the Facebook post.
The man was taken into custody and troopers filed felony drug charges.
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