ASP ARRESTS CALIFORNIA MAN TRANSPORTING MORE THAN 100 POUNDS OF ILLEGAL, HIGH-GRADE MARIJUANA ON I-40
On Wednesday, August 21, 2024, at approximately 4:40 p.m., Arkansas State Police (ASP) stopped a rented black 2023 Chevrolet Malibu eastbound on Interstate 40 at the 104-mile marker in Conway County for a traffic violation.
Upon searching the vehicle, Troopers discovered multiple large trash bags in the trunk that contained vacuum-sealed bundles of illegal high-grade marijuana, weighing a total of 105 pounds.
Troopers arrested the driver, David Willis, 44, of Lower Lake, California, and transported him to the Conway County Detention Center.
Willis was charged with felony Possession with Intent to Deliver and felony Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.
Willis told investigators he was traveling from California to Knoxville, Tennessee.
