KPTV - FOX 12Traffic stop near Ontario nets 10 pounds of pot, troopers say

Traffic stop near Ontario nets 10 pounds of pot, troopers say

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ONTARIO, OR (KPTV) -

An Oregon State Police traffic stop on Interstate 84 near Ontario led to the arrest of an Aloha man.

Troopers say Andrew Douglas Rose-Gonzalez, 26, was speeding while heading eastbound on the highway Wednesday afternoon.

A trooper claims to have found more than 10 pounds of marijuana inside the car's trunk during the stop, police say.

Rose-Gonzalez was arrested and placed in the Malheur County Jail on suspicion of unlawful possession, distribution and manufacture of a controlled substance.

The estimated value of the pot is $25,000, according to troopers.

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