WHP seizes $7.3 million in marijuana during traffic stop

Wyoming Highway Patrol seized $7.3 million in marijuana during a traffic stop on Interstate 80 on Aug. 28 near Cheyenne.

A trooper stopped a 2017 Dodge Ram pickup pulling a flatbed trailer to conduct a commercial vehicle inspection. While conducting the inspection, another trooper ran his drug detection K-9, which alerted to the odor of narcotics within the load on the trailer. 
 
Troopers searched the load on the trailer and discovered 1,849 pounds of marijuana. 
 
With the assistance of the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation, the Wyoming Highway Patrol is currently investigating the case.