I-80 traffic stop leads to 2 arrests for trafficking over 5,800 pounds of cannabis
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LASALLE, Ill — Two people were arrested after police conducted a traffic stop on I-80 and allegedly found 5,800 pounds of cannabis.
According to Illinois State Police, troopers conducted a traffic stop on a truck tractor semi-trail on eastbound I-80 around 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 4.
A subsequent search of the vehicle revealed multiple pallets of suspected cannabis and cannabis products weighing about 5,858.4 pounds, police say.
41-year-old Mahmoud B. Bazrouk of Norridge, Illinois and 45-year-old Haed O. Samham of Harwood Heights, Illinois were taken into custody without incident. Both have been charged with cannabis trafficking.
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