I wonder if he is going to have to go to traffic school for this??????

[dm1333]

http://www.times-standard.com/breakingnews/ci_21329274/utah-traffic-stop-leads-humboldt-pot-bust?source=rss

The Utah Highway Patrol reported stopping Larry Treadaway, 61, Wednesday evening in his pickup truck traveling westbound on Interstate 80 for a turn signal violation and following a vehicle at an unsafe distance, according to a statement of probable cause. A drug-sniffing dog then indicated it smelled narcotics in Treadaway's vehicle, according to the statement, and a subsequent search found $500,000 in cash and marijuana shake inside an external fuel tank in the bed of the pickup truck.

 

[cassandra and sara's daddy]

if they got him on the delivery end of trip he mighta got an overweight ticket as welll 1/2 mill worth of pot weighs

[AZRedhawk44]

I'm so glad this menacing dangerous criminal is no longer a threat to government sense of arbitrary control society.

[dm1333]

I'll see your government sense of arbitrary control and raise you a few years of history!

http://www.deamuseum.org/museum_idaafde.html

 

[dogmush]

People get stopped for turn signal violations?

Since when?

[Boomhauer]

People get stopped for turn signal violations?

Since when?

Im going to guess they suspected something was up with him long before they stopped him...

[Angel Eyes]

Im going to guess they suspected something was up with him long before they stopped him...

That would be my guess as well.  Or do Utah Highway Patrol officers always have drug-sniffing dogs with them?

P.S.: the suspect is from Humboldt County, California, a major marijuana-growing region.

[dm1333]

The article also said he was following too close.  I know the po po around here still pull people over for that.

[Boomhauer]

That would be my guess as well.  Or do Utah Highway Patrol officers always have drug-sniffing dogs with them?

P.S.: the suspect is from Humboldt County, California, a major marijuana-growing region.

It's quite possible that a k-9 unit made the initial stop

[dm1333]

Of course they could be profiling based on California plates on a pick up truck.

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20090127/ARTICLES/901270231

The wife of a public defender got nailed in Utah a few years back.  She was a light weight though, only 162 pounds of cheese!

[cassandra and sara's daddy]

son of local judge got popped with 250 worth of high grade in his trunk.  driving 80  smoking  his product  dead tags and inspection.   think thats enough?  his mom  judges ex wife gets popped watering the plants at his grow op, and she took his 2 year old son with her.  its a family affair

[gunsmith]

moral of the story, don't do more then one stupid thing at a time.

[Perd Hapley]

What is marijuana shake?    I'm a pretty big fan of milk shakes (about 250 pounds big), but that sounds nasty.

[Nick1911]

From a growing perspective shake refers to the trimmings (generally water leaves) of the female cannabis plant.  From a dealer/user perspective, it often refers to small bits of flowers that have flaked off.

moral of the story, don't do more then one stupid thing at a time.

Indeed.  As I explained to a friend; You can either do stupid, illegal things inside the car, or stupid illegal things with the car.  Never both.

[vaskidmark]

The article also said he was following too close.  I know the po po around here still pull people over for that.

Where is this mythical Shangri-La and what was the last NRA score?  I am seriously interested in moving there.

stay safe.

[MechAg94]

People get stopped for turn signal violations?

Since when?

All the time, though I think it is usually one of those things they don't bother with unless they suspect something else.

[MechAg94]

I'm so glad this menacing dangerous criminal is no longer a threat to government sense of arbitrary control society.

IF marijuana were legal, the cops might still pull him over if he was doing something suspicious and I bet they would still confiscate the money which is a whole other issue.

However, if he was transporting moonshine or bootleg tobacco, it would still be illegal.  If they ever legalize pot, you can bet the govt will regulate it and home growing will be limited to personal use only.