Troopers find nearly 350 pounds of marijuana during I-40 traffic stop

HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. — A Tuesday afternoon traffic stop on Interstate 40 led state troopers to nearly 350 pounds of marijuana.

THP K-9 Rusty is seen in front of nearly 350 pounds of marijuana seized Tuesday afternoon on Interstate 40 in Henderson County.

Troopers with the Tennessee Highway Patrol say they stopped a pickup truck near mile marker 98.

A K-9 assisted in a search that revealed a large amount of marijuana separated into individual packages. The drugs weighed a total of 342 pounds.

There is not yet word on what charges the driver may face.

We’ll have more details on the drug bust this evening on WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News.