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.
Credit: Nebraska State Patrol
Credit: Nebraska State Patrol
Credit: Nebraska State Patrol
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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