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Oregon traffic stop nets $282,000 in marijuana

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Posted on February 9, 2010 at 7:31 AM

Updated Tuesday, Feb 9 at 8:00 AM

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) -- Oregon State Police say a trooper who stopped a car in southern Oregon for several traffic violations found more than a quarter million dollars worth of marijuana neatly packaged in the trunk.

Lt. Jason Westfall says the trooper conducted a search with the driver's consent Monday, locating 113 pounds of marijuana with an estimated street value of $282,000.

Arrested for investigation of distribution of a controlled substance is 26-year-old Ricardo Sanchez of Pasco, Wash. He was taken to the Klamath County Jail.

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