Two Illinois men charged after 113 pounds of marijuana and THC found on I-15
Mesquite police stopped a car on Interstate 15 at 3 a.m. on 8 January 2019 and found almost 60 pounds of marijuana buds and 53 pounds of THC oils and edibles. Anthony Huynh and Jordan Johnson, both from Illinois, were charged with felony trafficking of marijuana and marijuana concentrate and booked in Las Vegas.
🇺🇸 Interstate 15, Mesquite, Nevada · Nevada, United States
A Mesquite police officer stopped a car for a traffic violation on Interstate 15
at about 3 a.m. on 8 January 2019.[1]The officer saw evidence that the
occupants were trafficking illegal drugs and began an investigation.[2]
A search of the car found almost 60 pounds of marijuana buds and 53 pounds of
concentrated THC marijuana oils and edible candies.[1]Mesquite police said
the stop happened about 3 a.m. on 8 January and that the officer stopped the car
for a traffic violation.[3]
Police identified the two men as Anthony Huynh, 21, of Peoria, Illinois, and
Jordan Johnson, 24, of West Peoria, Illinois.[2]Both men were taken to the
Clark County Detention Center in Las Vegas.[3]Each man was charged with one
felony count of trafficking marijuana above 50 pounds and a separate felony
count of trafficking marijuana concentrate above 1 pound of concentrated THC.[3]
A Mesquite police sergeant said officers believed the men bought the marijuana
in California and were heading back to Illinois, and did not know whether they
bought it legally or illegally.[1]Cannabis is legal in Nevada, but adults may
possess only one ounce of marijuana and an eighth of an ounce of concentrated
marijuana, and may not take it across state lines.[1]
Mesquite Police handout photo of the marijuana buds, THC oils and edible candies seized from the car on Interstate 15. Photo: Mesquite Police DepartmentPhoto details
The 53 pounds covers both the THC oils and the edible candies, and the sources do not split the two, so only the oils are counted in the product weights.
The marijuana weight is reported as "almost 60 pounds", so the converted kilograms are approximate.
No court outcome, plea or sentence is reported for either man.
The exact stopping point on Interstate 15 is not given beyond Mesquite; the coordinates are for the city of Mesquite.
The men's ages and home towns come from the police statement; the KSNV account describes them only as Illinois residents.
Police did not establish whether the marijuana was purchased legally or illegally in California.
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