Two 17-year-olds were arrested early Tuesday morning after Florida Highway Patrol troopers found 400 THC vape cartridges during a speeding stop on Interstate 75 near Immokalee Road in Collier County. Both teenagers were booked into the Lee County Jail.
🇺🇸 Interstate 75 near mile marker 114, Collier County · Florida, United States
Two 17-year-olds were arrested early Tuesday morning after Florida Highway
Patrol troopers found 400 THC vape cartridges during a traffic stop on
Interstate 75 near Immokalee Road in Collier County, Florida.[1]Troopers said
the teens were driving an Audi SUV at 85 miles per hour near mile marker 114 on
Interstate 75 when they were pulled over for speeding just before 3 a.m.[1]
During the stop, officers noticed several brightly colored boxes in the car,
which turned out to contain hundreds of THC vapes.[1]Troopers counted 400 THC
vape cartridges in the boxes.[1]THC, short for tetrahydrocannabinol, is the
main intoxicating compound in cannabis, and the cartridges are concentrated
cannabis oil rather than dried flower or plants.[1]Both teens were booked
into the Lee County Jail.[1]
The Florida Highway Patrol warned parents to stay alert, noting that many THC
vapes are packaged to look like candy, posing a risk to children and teens.[1]
Photos and video
Photo labeled as the 400 THC vape cartridges found during the Interstate 75 traffic stop. Photo: Florida Highway Patrol via Gulf Coast NewsPhoto details
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