Arkansas State Police Seize 1,705 Pounds of Illegal Marijuana

The Arkansas State Police have made another big drug bust as they stop someone for a normal traffic violation.

This latest drug bust took place on Thursday, February 20 at approximately 12:30 PM.

Arkansas State Police trooper (ASP) stopped a 2018 tractor-trailer that was heading in the eastbound lane on Interstate 40 in Crawford County.

The troopers ended up searching the trailer and low and behold that is when they found a lot of drugs. How big was this bust? 1,705 pounds! It was all illegal marijuana and it was all located in 42 boxes and a large duffel bag.

The driver, 48-year-old Dawit Asefa from Silver Spring, Maryland. He was with a passenger in the vehicle 39-year-old Ashenafi Mamo, 39 from Stone Mountain, Georgia. Needless to say, they were both arrested and brought to the Crawford County Detention Center and booked.

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Both of these men are now facing felony charges of allegedly Trafficking a Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

Arkansas State Police mean business and this is just one of some many drug deliveries through Arkansas that never made their destination.