U-Haul stop reveals $2.3M in cannabis and mushroom-laced candy bars

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Inside, there was about 380 kilograms of vacuum-sealed cannabis, 110 kg of edible candy bars infused with magic mushrooms and 1,100 THC vape cartridges were found. Additionally, cannabis remains illegal under federal law in the U.S., according to Criminal Defense Lawyer. Recreational cannabis is illegal in Texas, with felony charges applying for possessing any amount over 113 grams, per the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Law (NORML). The officer directed the driver to stop so he could have a closer look. That concern proved prescient for the deputy, who opted to call in a top-notch nose just in case, according to a WCSO Facebook post.

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Texas K-9 Benni proved he had the nose that knows when he alerted to drugs after a sheriff’s deputy got suspicious about a far-too-nervous driver and female passenger initially said to be his grandmother.

The man was driving erratically in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area earlier this month — the truck pulling a U-Haul was moving from lane to lane and travelling on the rumble strips — and that was enough to raise the eyebrows of a Wise County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) deputy on patrol. The officer directed the driver to stop so he could have a closer look.

That concern proved prescient for the deputy, who opted to call in a top-notch nose...

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