I-25 crash reveals $587,000 worth of marijuana

posted by: Jeffrey Wolf written by: Kyle Clark 9 days ago

HUERFANO COUNTY - State troopers found more than 500 pounds of marijuana stashed in a trailer that crashed along Interstate 25 Wednesday morning.

The Colorado State Patrol reports a Chevy Suburban headed north on I-25 in Huerfano County lost control and struck a guardrail. The vehicle rolled over and broke loose from a trailer it was towing.

Troopers say they found 587 pounds of marijuana in the trailer, each pound having a street value of approximately $1,000.

The driver, a 31-year-old man, and his passenger, a 27-year-old woman, both from New Mexico, were treated for injuries.

The man, who sustained serious injuries, was admitted to a Walsenburg hospital.

The woman, who was arrested, is charged with felony drug possession with a special charge for importing more than 100 pounds of marijuana. Her bond was set at $100,000.

State troopers are not releasing their names. I-25 was closed for two hours while the scene was cleaned up and investigators gathered evidence.

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Ohio man arrested with 48 pounds of pot

Ohio man arrested with 48 pounds of pot

Updated: Jan 24, 2009 04:39 PM

Posted by Nick Dutton - email

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) - An Ohio man has been arrested after authorities found 48 pounds of high grade marijuana in a horse trailer.

A trooper with the Iowa State Patrol pulled over 38-year-old Michael Spahlinger of Cleveland Heights on Thursday.

Authorities say the trooper pulled him over near the Iowa-Nebraska state line for a routine search of the horse trailer he was pulling.

The trooper eventually called in a K-9 unit that helped uncover marijuana in a void in the front of the horse trailer. It had been covered with hay bales and horse manure.

Spahlinger was charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and booked into a county jail. An animal control unit took the horses.