Stop leads to drug discovery

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On Wednesday, Dec. 8, at approximately 11:17 p.m., deputies from the Seward County HSI CITF-W Task Force stopped a car hauler tractor trailer eastbound on I-80 at the Seward interchange. Eight vehicles were loaded onto the car hauler.

Deputies became suspicious of a Chevrolet Trailblazer that was located on the car hauler and its paperwork. The vehicle was unloaded for further inspection. During the inspection, deputies located three tires that contained contraband. The tires were taken to a local repair shop and further inspected. At this time, 30 pounds of marijuana and 10.5 pounds of Fentanyl were located inside of the tires.

A follow up investigation led to the arrest of three individuals in Ohio and the seizure of $25,000 and an AK-47.