LITTLE ROCK (10-17)
Officers from the Arkansas
Highway Police Division of the
Arkansas State Highway
and Transportation Department (AHTD) have uncovered a large shipment of illegal
drugs, according to AHTD Director Dan Flowers.
On Tuesday, October 16, officers
stopped a tractor-trailer rig on
U.S.
Highway 64 near
Alma
for a routine inspection. During the inspection Highway Police discovered
several bundles of marijuana weighing an estimated 115 pounds with a street
value of approximately $138,000.
The driver was identified as
Sean Stukes, age 29, of
Decatur
,
Georgia
. It is believed the truck and trailer loaded with produce was traveling
from
California
to
New Jersey
. Stukes was arrested at the scene for Possession of a Controlled
Substance with Intent to Deliver. He is being held at the
Crawford
County
Detention
Center
. He was scheduled for arraignment in Crawford County District Court on
Wednesday, October 17.
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