Authorities: 160 Pounds of Marijuana Found in Barbecue Smoker
By: Brian Kushida, arklatexhomepage.com
Updated: July 11, 2012
Two men are in jail after a traffic stop in Hempstead County, Arkansas reportedly uncovered more than 160 pounds of marijuana.
The sheriff's office says an Arkansas State Trooper pulled over the driver of a truck Tuesday morning on Interstate 30, west of Hope.
The trooper then reportedly found the marijuana stuffed in a barbecue smoker being pulled by the truck.
Hempstead County deputies assisted with the call.
40-year-old Jenaro Zuniga (right in photo below) of Dallas, Texas and 40-year-old Jose Dejesus Duarte of Duncanville, Texas were booked into Hempstead County Detention Center on charges of Possession with Purpose to Deliver.
The two men await their first court appearance.
The sheriff's office says an Arkansas State Trooper pulled over the driver of a truck Tuesday morning on Interstate 30, west of Hope.
The trooper then reportedly found the marijuana stuffed in a barbecue smoker being pulled by the truck.
Hempstead County deputies assisted with the call.
40-year-old Jenaro Zuniga (right in photo below) of Dallas, Texas and 40-year-old Jose Dejesus Duarte of Duncanville, Texas were booked into Hempstead County Detention Center on charges of Possession with Purpose to Deliver.
The two men await their first court appearance.
