FINDLAY, Ohio -- Troopers arrested two men after seizing 95 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop in Hancock County Sunday.
NBC 4 reported with the FAST FACTS from the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
Troopers seized 95 pounds of marijuana, valued at approximately $215,000, during a traffic stop early Sunday.
The driver, Gabino Reyes-Serna, 43, of Mexico, and passenger, Oscar Campos, 44, of Weslaco, TX, were charged with aggravated possession of marijuana and aggravated trafficking, both second-degree felonies, and possession of criminal tools, a fifth-degree felony.
Reyes-Serna was also charged with identity theft, a fifth-degree felony.
Troopers stopped a 1997 Mercury Mountaineer, with Texas registration, for a failure to yield violation, on the off-ramp to county road 99 off Interstate 75 at approximately 12:24 a.m.
Troopers observed criminal indicators and a Hancock County sheriff’s office drug-sniffing K-9 alerted to the vehicle.
A probable cause search revealed 95 pounds of marijuana, troopers said.
The suspects were incarcerated in the Hancock County Jail.
The two men were to be arraigned in Findlay Municipal Court on felony drug charges Monday.
If convicted, Reyes-Serna could face as many as 18 years in prison and a $35,000 fine. Campos could face as many as 17 years in prison and a $32,500 fine.
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