Trooper Seizes Nearly 100 Pounds of Marijuana

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - A South Dakota Highway Patrol trooper and his drug-sniffing dog seized nearly 100 pounds of marijuana in two unrelated traffic stops east of Box Elder.

The Rapid City Journal reports that two people from Mariposa, Calif., were arrested after the trooper discovered 57 pounds of marijuana as well as some hashish in their vehicle on Dec. 5

Three days later, the trooper stopped a couple from Milwaukee and found 41 pounds of marijuana in their van.

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