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Nebraska State Patrol Finds 60 Pounds Of Marijuana During Traffic Stop

By News Jan 28, 2021 | 2:27 PM

— Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol arrested a California man after locating 60 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop on Interstate 80 in York County.

At approximately 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, a trooper observed an eastbound Mitsubishi Outlander following a semi too closely on I-80 near Bradshaw, at mile marker 348. During the traffic stop, the trooper became suspicious of criminal activity. A search of the vehicle revealed 60 pounds of marijuana inside the vehicle.

The driver, Heliodoro Maya-Antonio, 34, of Oxnard, California, was arrested for possession of marijuana – more than one pound, possession with intent to deliver, and no drug tax stamp. Maya-Antonio was lodged in York County Jail.