Traffic stop in Council Bluffs New Year’s Day results in 1,500 lbs of marijuana seized – Street value $4.5-million

January 2nd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

A traffic stop at around 1:05-p.m. Wednesday in Council Bluffs resulted in the discovery of numerous boxes containing about 1,500-pounds of suspected marijuana worth an estimated $4.5-million. Council Bluffs Police initiated the traffic stop on Interstate 80 eastbound at he 7.5-mile marker. A 2016 Penske box truck was stopped for speeding. The driver, 35-year old Dmitry Brisov, of Los Angeles, CA., was issued a citation. A Council Bluffs Police Service Dog was deployed and alerted to the presence of narcotics in the vehicle.

A subsequent search of the vehicle uncovered 61 cardboard boxes containing the suspected marijuana. Borisov was subsequently booked into the Pottawattamie County Jail on charges that include: Possession with Intent to Deliver‐ Marijuana Over 100Kg/Under 1000kg; Prohibited Acts; A drug Tax Stamp Violation, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.