Ohio troopers say they find gift-wrapped pot

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Ohio troopers making a traffic stop say they found a pot present: a gift-wrapped package containing 25 individually wrapped packets of marijuana.

The driver, from Washington state, has been charged with trafficking and possession of marijuana and possession of criminal tools, both felonies, and a misdemeanor count of driving under suspension.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol says the 28 pounds of pot discovered in the car’s trunk is valued at more than $63,000.

Robert Gomez, 35, of Bremerton, Wash., was in the Clark County jail today.