A Nevada City woman was arrested after being stopped in Illinois, for allegedly carrying 167 pounds of marijuana. Cara Ringland, 32, was pulled over by officers Tuesday afternoon on Interstate 80 near Peru, Ill., The Union of Grass Valley reports. She has been charged with unlawful possession of cannabis with intent to deliver, with a possible prison term of between six and 30 years with no possibility of probation. A bond hearing was pending Thursday. No further information was available from the La Salle County State’s Attorney.
Three California men were arrested Monday on suspicion of hauling more than two tons of marijuana across eastern Illinois, the Associated Press reports in the Chicago Sun-Times. Douglas County State’s Attorney Kevin Nolan says Illinois State Police troopers arrested the men Monday night after finding 4,400 pounds marijuana in their semitrailer truck on Interstate 57 about 30 miles south of Champaign. Nolan says a drug-sniffing dog found the marijuana packed away among crates of vegetables. Thirty-one-year-old Jesus Guzman, 35-year-old Eric Cabrera and 32-year-old Joshua Cornillez appeared at a bond hearing Tuesday, where bail was set [...]
Reading is cool; interacting is better