Posted February 21, 2022 08:26am
(KNZA)--An Oklahoma woman, suspected of trafficking large quantities of marijuana into Kansas, was arrested Saturday morning in Jackson County.
Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse said a Sheriff’s Deputy stopped a SUV for a traffic infraction in a construction zone on U.S. 75 Highway near Netawaka.
He said further investigation led deputies to discover a large quantity of marijuana in the trunk of the vehicle.
The driver, identified as 36-year-old Kristian Shepherd, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was arrested and booked into the Jackson County Jail for felony distribution of marijuana, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and no drug tax stamp.