Tampa man Alay Sosa Morales arrested after traveling with 54.6 pounds of marijuana, detectives say
Photographer: Courtesy Lee County Sheriff's Office
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Posted: 09/05/2011
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. - Over 54 pounds of marijuana was seized during a traffic stop in Lee County Friday night, WBBH reports.
A Lee County Sheriff's Office detective pulled over a 2002 Ford Explorer in a traffic stop, when he noticed five large, vacuum-sealed garbage bags in the vehicle that contained 54.6 pounds of marijuana.
The driver, 30-year-old Alay Sosa Morales, was traveling from Tampa to Miami with the marijuana, which had an estimated street value of $220,000, according to reports.
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