(Overton, NE) – A traffic stop on a vehicle traveling on Interstate 80 in central Nebraska, late Thursday morning, resulted in the arrest on drug and other charges, of a man from Pottawattamie County (IA). The Nebraska State Patrol reports that at around 11:30-a.m., a trooper performed a traffic stop on a Volkswagen Jetta as it was traveling eastbound on I-80 near Overton. During the traffic stop, the trooper detected the odor of marijuana coming from inside the vehicle.

Troopers searched the vehicle and located 85 pounds of suspected marijuana concealed in trash bags in the trunk. They also located a handgun. The driver, 31-year-old Matthew Maly, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, was arrested for possession of marijuana – more than one pound, possession with intent to deliver, possession of a firearm during a drug violation, no driver’s license, and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was booked into the Dawson County, NE, Jail.

Meth and marijuana seized during separate traffic stops on I-80 in Nebraska this past week (Photo by the NE State Patrol)

The Nebraska State Patrol said Maly was one of three people arrested this past week. His, and another traffic stop on I-80 netted a total  of 110 pounds of suspected methamphetamine plus the 85-pounds of marijuana. During a separate traffic stop late Wednesday evening, resulted in the arrest of two men from Toronto, Canada.