MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A female driver was arrested along I-40 on Sunday after drug agents discovered 150 pounds of marijuana in her vehicle during a traffic stop.
The West Tennessee Drug Task Force says agents with the 30th District out of Shelby County stopped the rental van and developed reasonable suspicion to believe criminal activity was occurring.
Director Johnie Carter stated that the driver denied consent to search the van, and the agent deployed his canine partner, Athena, who alerted him to the vehicle.
Carter said a probable cause search revealed approximately 150 lbs. of marijuana hidden throughout the van.
The woman taken into custody has not been identified. The case is being prosecuted by the Office of the District Attorney General, 28th Judicial District, Frederick Agee.
The 30th interdiction unit operates by agreement on I-40 in Shelby and Haywood Counties.