Duo arrested for allegedly trafficking more than 54kgs of pot after bags fall onto road
Police have arrested two people for trafficking more than 50 kilograms of marijuana in the US after spotting bags of the drug falling from their trailer along a highway.
Nebraska State Patrol said the bags of marijuana weren’t “too tough to spot” after they literally fell off the back of a flatbed trailer being pulled by a ute on Interstate 80, near Odessa on Friday afternoon.
"Today's hint: if you are carrying over 120 pounds [54 kilograms] of marijuana, pack it so that it doesn't fall out while driving down the interstate," police tweeted.
"Luckily someone called us so we could reunite them with their lost packages."
Police arrested Charlie Red, 48, of Colorado, and passenger Damaisy Rodriguez, 29, of Florida after someone found a bag of marijuana on the road.
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Officers conducted a search and found a hidden compartment in the undercarriage of the trailer. Police said 54kg was found at an estimated street value of more than A$450,000.
The pair have been placed in Buffalo County Jail.
