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Traffic stop in C. Bluffs over the weekend nets 15-lbs of pot

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July 15th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

An Ohio man faces charges after a drug bust on Interstate 80 in Council Bluffs netted 15 pounds of marijuana. The Daily Non Pareil says according to the Council Bluffs P-D, a little after 8-a.m. Saturday, an officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle that was speeding on eastbound Interstate 80 near mile marker 5. When officers questioned the driver, 44-year old James E. Reeder, of Concord, Ohio, they thought his story of where he was going and coming from didn’t add up.

A k-9 unit was called-in and indicated there were drugs, giving authorities probable cause to search the Hyundai. When officers searched Reeder’s vehicle, they found 15 pounds of marijuana in a suitcase in the cargo area. Police estimated the drugs to be worth $15,000.

Reeder was arrested for suspicion of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, drug tax stamp violation, prohibited acts and possession of drug equipment. The intent to deliver charge is a Class D felony.He was being held on a $5,000 bond at the Pottawattamie County Jail.