Mississippi man arrested after police found nearly 83 pounds of marijuana during traffic stop.
He was pulled over for speeding in a construction zone while heading to Chicago.
Marijuana is legal for adults 21 and older in Illinois, but the limit an individual can legally possess is 30 grams for residents and 15 grams for non-residents, according to WPSD.
People who carry marijuana must have the drug sealed in odor-proof, child-proof containers authorized by a dispensary, according to KFVS-TV.
Police said that officers stopped Davis when he was allegedly speeding in a construction zone on a southbound lane of Interstate 57, the television station reported.
The Marion Police Department says the man, 44-year-old William A. Davis of Lexington, Mississippi, was pulled over after an officer observed him speeding around 12:59 a.m. in a construction zone on Interstate 57 southbound just north of Marion. Police say Davis’ vehicle got off I-57 at Marion, and stopped at the West Main Street intersection with Comfort Drive.
Officers were talking with Davis when they say they noticed the three large bags of marijuana in the back of the vehicle. Together, the bags weighed 82.9 pounds.
The police department shared a photo of the marijuana to Facebook on Monday, with a post reading: “If you were curious how much cannabis you can transport in your car, the amount is NOT 82 pounds.”
In a news release about the incident, the police department claims officers also found, upon further investigation, 30 bottles of THC syrup and 40 vape pens in Davis’ vehicle.
Davis was arrested and jailed in the Williamson County Jail. He was charged with manufacture/delivery of less than 5,000 grams of cannabis, trafficking in less than 5,000 grams of cannabis, driving with a revoked or suspended license and speeding in a construction zone.
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