A speeding stop on Interstate 85 in Gaston County led to a major drug seizure Tuesday after police discovered approximately 68 pounds of pure uncut marijuana inside a pickup truck.
According to the Belmont Police Department, officers stopped a Toyota Tacoma traveling southbound on I-85 on June 9 and identified the driver as Nathaniel Whitley of Canton, North Carolina.
Belmont officers requested assistance from the Mount Holly Police Department K-9 Unit. K-9 Cash alerted to the presence of drugs during an open-air sniff of the vehicle.
A search of the truck resulted in the seizure of approximately 68 pounds of marijuana, police said.
Whitley was arrested and transported to the Gaston County Jail, where he received a $250,000 secured bond.
The Belmont Police Department thanked the Mount Holly Police Department and K-9 Cash for their assistance in the case.
