Two men were charged after troopers said the Public Service Commission found more than 100 pounds of marijuana in a tractor-trailer that failed to stop at a weigh station in Putnam County on Tuesday.
Bryan Larios Ramos, 21, and Reynier Garcia Vazquez, 33, were charged after three cardboard boxes with 88 vacuum-sealed bags of marijuana weighing more than 100 pounds were found in the cargo area of a tractor-trailer during a stop along Interstate 64, according to a news release from West Virginia State Police.
Troopers said they initiated the stop after the tractor-trailer failed to stop at a Public Service Commisson road check at the weigh station near Teays Valley.
After smelling an odor of marijuana coming from the cab of the truck and a positive indication from a Hurricane Police Department K-9, officials searched the cargo area where the drugs were allegedly found.
The two men were charged with possession with intent to deliver, transporting drugs into the state and conspiracy.
An investigation into the incident is ongoing.