Deputies Confiscate 200 Pounds of Drugs, Cash in Orange

Deputies Confiscate 200 Pounds of Drugs, Cash in Orange
Police siren in a file photo. (Scott Rodgerson/Unsplash)
City News Service
10/3/2023
Updated:
10/3/2023
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ORANGE, Calif.—Orange County Sheriff’s Department deputies confiscated approximately 200 pounds of marijuana and an undisclosed sum of cash on Oct. 3 during a traffic stop in Orange.

Deputies stopped a Chevy Suburban truck at 12:30 a.m. near Orange-Olive Road and Santa Ana Canyon Road, Sgt. Mike Woodroof told City News Service.

When they searched the truck, deputies found the money and the drugs in plastic bags.

The driver and the Chevy’s occupants were not detained, Mr. Woodroof said, and the investigation is ongoing.