LSO: Deputies find more than 200 pounds of marijuana in traffic stop

The Lancaster County Sheriff's Office found more than 200 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop. 

January 18, 2022Updated: January 18, 2022
News Channel NebraskaBy News Channel Nebraska

LANCASTER COUNTY, Neb. -- The Lancaster County Sheriff's Office found more than 200 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop. 

According to Sheriff Terry Wagner, on Friday around 9:30 a.m., a deputy made a traffic stop on I-80 eastbound near mile marker 397.

LSO said that the white Toyota Tundra with Oregon plates was stopped for traffic violations and a K-9 officer searched the truck where 214 pounds of marijuana was found. 

Sheriff Wagner said the marijuana was in sealed bags, each weighing around one pound. 

The driver, identified as 32-year-old Jack Cox of Oregon, was arrested and is facing drug charges.