JACKSON POT BUST Traffic Stop Yields 7 Pounds Of Pot In Jackson, Ohio
Reported by: Tiersa Davis
Web Producer: Jeff Morris
Reported: Feb. 8, 2013 4:11 PM EST
Updated: Feb. 8, 2013 4:44 PM EST
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Jackson
, Jackson County
, Ohio
Troopers seized 7 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop in Jackson County, Ohio.
Andrew P. Riggen, 27, of Garrett Ind., was charged with possession of marijuana. Troopers stopped a car on U.S. 35 about noon Thursday and found a backpack with 7 pounds of marijuana in the trunk, according to a news release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
Troopers estimate the value of the pot worth nearly $32,000.
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Tiersa Davis
