The Texas County Sheriff’s Department seized over $100,000 worth of marijuana after a traffic stop Sunday evening in Texas County.
Tong Thao, 26, of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota and Cha Xiong, 26, of St. Paul, Minnesota were arrested and booked into Texas County Detention Center on violations of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act.
At 2227 hours, a Texas County Deputy Sheriff stopped a silver 2016 Toyota Rav 4, driven by Xiong, for a traffic violation on US Highway 54, near Mile 33.
During the traffic stop, a Texas County Sheriff’s Department K-9 Unit was called to the scene and alerted to the presence of illegal drugs in the vehicle.
The Deputies conducted a vehicle search and discovered two large duffle bags and a small suitcase containing (32) thirty-two vacuum sealed bags of high grade marijuana in the cargo area of the vehicle. The marijuana weighed a total of 17.2 pounds.
The illegal drugs were being transported from Palm Springs, California to St. Paul, Minnesota area.s:
