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Men Arrested, Bales of Pot Seized at Traffic Check

Men Arrested, Bales of Pot Seized at Traffic Check
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By West Kentucky Star Staff
Aug. 25, 2014 | WICKLIFFE, KY
By West Kentucky Star Staff Aug. 25, 2014 | 10:51 AM | WICKLIFFE, KY
Two men were arrested Sunday night, and a large amount of marijuana was seized at a traffic checkpoint in Ballard County.

The Ballard County Sheriff's Department says a vehicle with Texas plates came through a traffic safety checkpoint on U.S. Highway 51/60/62 near the entrance to Wickliffe Mounds at 11:37 pm. The driver gave deputies a Mexican driver's license, and the smell of marijuana was obvious to officers.

The driver was asked to step out of the vehicle, and a large object was spotted in the back seat. Deputies determined it was a 20 pound bale of marijuana. A vehicle search revealed a total of eight bales, weighing a total of 230 pounds.

The estimated street value of the drugs was $460,000.

The driver of the vehicle, 27-year-old Gael Martinez, and his passenger, 23-year-old Herverth Porfirio, both of Dallas, were arrested for trafficking over five pounds of marijuana. They were taken to the Ballard County Detention Center.

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