Traffic Stop Leads To Marijuana Bust Along I-80 in West Lincoln

Chelsey Parker (Courtesy of the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office)

LINCOLN–(KFOR Dec. 22)–A traffic stop near the Lincoln Airport on Wednesday led to more than 100 pounds of marijuana being seized from a car speeding along eastbound Interstate 80 in west Lincoln.

Marijuana in duffel bags seized during a Wednesday traffic stop in west Lincoln. (Courtesy of the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office)

Lancaster County Chief Deputy Sheriff Ben Houchin on Friday said the Criminal Interdiction Unit pulled over the car and deputies became suspicious of criminal activity. Deputies searched the vehicle and found 100 pounds of vacuum-sealed marijuana in the trunk. Houchin said 29-year-old Chelsey Parker also had $3,400 in her purse.

Parker was arrested on suspicion of several charges, including possession of marijuana with intent to deliver.