Drug dog sniffs out $140,000 worth of weed

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By KVAL Web Staff

Story Published: Oct 9, 2008 at 3:29 PM PST

ASHLAND, Ore. -- A drug dog found 28 pounds of marijuana concealed in the trunk of a California car that was northbound on Interestate 5 this morning.

An Oregon State Police trooper stopped the 200 BMW 528i for a traffic violation around 9:26 a.m. A drug-detecting dog helped locate $140,000 worth of pot in the trunk.

Troopers arrested (from left to right, below) driver Jose Maria Valencia-Ceballos, 21, and passengers Jose Luis Chavez-Rodriguez, 32, and Gerrado Aguilar Barreto, 18, and charged the three San Pablo, Calif., men with unlawful possession, distribution and manufacturing of marijuana.

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