OSP lands another pot bust on I-5
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. -- From a press release:
An Oregon State Police traffic stop Wednesday morning south of Roseburg led to the arrest of a Boise, Idaho man after a trooper discovered approximately three pounds of marijuana in his vehicle.
According to Lieutenant Douglas Ladd, on February 22, 2012 at approximately 7:35 a.m., an OSP trooper stopped a 1993 Toyota Tercel displaying Idaho license plates northbound on Interstate 5 near milepost 116 for a traffic violation.
The vehicle’s occupants were driver Ryan M. Odle, 25, from Boise, Idaho, and a 22-year-old male transient passenger.
Subsequent investigation during the traffic stop with the assistance of an OSP drug detection canine led to the discovery of approximately three pounds of marijuana concealed in the trunk.
Estimated value of the seized marijuana is $7,500.
Odle was taken into custody and lodged in the Douglas County Jail for Unlawful Possession and Delivery of a Controlled Substance – Marijuana.
The passenger was not arrested.
