Nebraska cops: East Point man had 114 pounds of pot in his SUV
An East Point man was arrested in Nebraska on Monday after he was caught with 114 pounds of marijuana in his SUV, according to a Nebraska State Patrol news release.
Tzeghai Sayetu-Hazell, 32, remained in the Lancaster County jail Wednesday on $50,000 bond, according to jail records. He faces charges of possession of marijuana with intent to deliver, possession of a controlled substance and a no Drug Tax stamp, the Nebraska State Patrol said.
A trooper spotted Sayetu-Hazell’s 2018 Ford Expedition following too closely behind a car on I-80 in Lincoln, according to the release. The trooper stopped the SUV and smelled marijuana coming from it.
“The trooper conducted a search of the vehicle and discovered several duffel bags filled with vacuum-sealed packages containing marijuana,” NSP spokesman Cody Thomas said in the release.
The estimated street value of the drugs is $342,000.
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