Arkansas State Police arrested three people in a pair of traffic stops on Interstate 40.[1] Both traffic stops occurred in Pope County on Sept. 23.[1] Darnell Keith Russell Reed, 39, and Ashley Renee Carter, 36, both of Waynesboro, Va., were arrested in the first vehicle and taken to the Pope County Detention Center.[1] Reed and Carter face charges of possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance with the purpose to deliver, and Reed was also found driving on a suspended license.[1] Jermaine Bowers, 35, was arrested in the second vehicle and taken to the Pope County Detention Center to face a charge of possession of a controlled substance with purpose to deliver.[1]
Around 2:15 p.m., troopers stopped a Nissan Rogue traveling eastbound on I-40 near mile marker 72 for traffic violations.[2] A search of the Rogue found suitcases containing 30 individually packaged bundles of marijuana weighing about 30 pounds, and troopers seized $4,510 in cash.[1] Troopers say the $4,510 was seized from Carter.[2] About two hours later, troopers stopped a Ford Bronco Sport near mile marker 77 and found 29 vacuum-sealed packages of marijuana weighing about 29 pounds along with 100 THC vape cartridges.[1] In total, troopers report seizing approximately 59 pounds of marijuana, 200 grams of THC vape products and $4,510 in cash.[2]
The stops occurred less than two hours apart.[2] The second stop happened around 4:15 p.m. near mile marker 77.[2] Police say the investigation is ongoing and no additional information is being released.[2]
