Troopers seize 2,872 pounds of marijuana on I-40 in Crawford County
Arkansas State Police stopped a tractor-trailer on I-40 in Crawford County on 3 February 2025 and found 107 boxes holding 2,872 pounds of marijuana. The Washington driver was arrested on trafficking and paraphernalia charges with a $150,000 bond.
🇺🇸 Interstate 40, mile marker 2, Crawford County · Arkansas, United States
At about 12:45 p.m. on Monday 3 February 2025, Arkansas State Police
troopers pulled over a tractor-trailer for a traffic violation at mile
marker 2 eastbound on Interstate 40 in Crawford County.[1][2]Searching
the trailer, they found seven pallets holding 107 boxes of illegal
marijuana, 2,872 pounds in all.[1][2]
The driver, 31-year-old Zhiping Mu of Kent, Washington, was arrested and
taken to the Crawford County Detention Center.[1][2]He was charged withtrafficking a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia and
held on a $150,000 bond.[1][2]
State Police Director Colonel Mike Hagar said the seizure showed the
agency’s commitment to stopping drug trafficking on the state’s highways.[1][2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Charged
1
Cannabis
1.30272 t
Agency
Arkansas State Police
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (1.30272 t)
Activity
Trafficking
Setting
Vehicle
Charges
trafficking a controlled substance; possession of drug paraphernalia
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