Three held after 300 lb of marijuana found in RV on I-29 in Iowa
Fremont County sheriff's deputies stopped a motor home on Interstate 29 in southwest Iowa on 9 November 2018 and found about 300 pounds of marijuana, which the sheriff's office valued at $2,880,000. Three men from North Carolina and Virginia were charged with possession with intent to deliver more than 100 kilograms and jailed.
🇺🇸 Interstate 29 near Hamburg, Fremont County, Iowa · Iowa, United States
Arrested
3
Charged
3
Cannabis
136.08 kg
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Fremont County Sheriff's Office, Iowa Division of Narcotic Enforcement
Fremont County sheriff’s deputies stopped a 2017 Chevy Coachmen motor home on
Interstate 29 in southwest Iowa early on Friday, 9 November 2018, for several
moving violations.[1]A sheriff’s K-9 indicated drugs were inside the vehicle,
and a search found about 300 pounds (136.08 kg) of what deputies called
high-grade marijuana, police said.[1]The sheriff’s office put the street
value of the load at $2,880,000.[2]
Deputies arrested three men from the east coast, who were charged with
possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver more than 100
kilograms.[1]WTKR reported that the charge is a Class B felony and that one
of the three, 44-year-old Elwood Perry Jr. of Chesapeake, Virginia, was formerly
a Chesapeake police officer from 2000 to 2011.[3]The men were being held in
the Fremont County Jail, and a TV station reported they were held without bond
pending an initial appearance in court.[1]
KCRG reported that the motor home was stopped at about 2:40 a.m. near the 4-mile
marker of southbound Interstate 29.[4]The Iowa Division of Narcotic
Enforcement assisted the sheriff’s office in the stop and seizure.[1]
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Source: The Des Moines RegisterThe marijuana load found in the RV in the 9 November 2018 Fremont County stop, as photographed by the sheriff's office. Photo: Fremont County Sheriff's OfficePhoto details
Radio Iowaradioiowa.comHundreds of pounds of marijuana seized in Freemont County traffic stop
WTKRwtkr.comFormer Chesapeake police officer arrested for transporting 300 lbs of high grade marijuana
KCRGkcrg.comThree men arrested in Iowa for transporting nearly $2.9 million of marijuana
Open questions the AI reported
No court outcome, trial date or eventual sentence was reported in the opened accounts.
The weight is stated only as about 300 pounds, not an exact laboratory figure, and is converted to 136.08 kg.
Radio Iowa places the stop near Hamburg while the Register and KCRG give only the interstate and mile marker; the place is given as Fremont County on Interstate 29.
Radio Iowa and WTKR date the stop as Friday, 9 November 2018; the Register says only 'Friday', and a caption on the Register page dates the seizure to 9 November 2018.
The Register gives the street value as $2,880,000 while KCRG says nearly $2.9 million and $2,800,000; the report uses the sheriff's news-release figure.
WTKR's report that one defendant was formerly a Chesapeake police officer comes from that outlet and is not confirmed by the sheriff's office accounts.
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