A traffic stop on a speeding vehicle in Pottawattamie County, Thursday, resulted in the discovery of 50-pounds of marijuana, and the arrest of two people. The Pott. County Sheriff’s Dept. says Deputy Brian Miller pulled over a Mazda on I-80 near Council Bluffs, at around 2:25-p.m. while speaking with the driver, Miller detected the odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. A subsequent search revealed the weed in vacuum sealed bags. Taken into custody for Possession with the Intent to Deliver, was 24-year old Anthony TJ Smith, of LaCrosse, WI., and 21-year old Hoza Deloner Wright III, also from LaCrosse.

And, a report of suspicious activity at the Capri Motel in Avoca this (Friday), resulted in the arrest on drug charges, of 40-year old Paula Jean Burnison, of Avoca. Authorities say they recovered nine-tenths of a gram of methamphetamine in a baggy, and a 4.4-gram bag of marijuana, along with a glass meth pipe. Burnison, who was said to be under the influence of narcotics at the time of her arrest, was taken into custody at around 3:30-a.m., for Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

And, there were three persons at the Pottawattamie County Jail who were served with warrants, Thursday. 38-year old Mickey James Scott, of Bellevue, NE, was arrested at the jail on a Nebraska warrant, for being a Fugitive from Justice. 58-year old Miguel Serge Taylor, of Council Bluffs, was served with a warrant for Theft in the 5th Degree (False Pretences/Swindle and/or Con game). And, 31-year old Michael Theodore Hodges, of Council Bluffs, was served with a warrant out of Nebraska, for being a Fugitive from Justice. All three men were turned over to Pott. County Corrections staff.