2 arrested with 131 bags of pot

Associated Press

WILMINGTON, Ohio

Deputies in Clinton County say they arrested two Columbus men who were found traveling through southern Ohio with 131 marked bags of marijuana worth more than $200,000.

WCMH-TV reports the Clinton and Ross county sheriff’s offices and U.S. 23 Major Crimes Task Force were tipped to a major marijuana shipment moving through Clinton County en route to neighboring Ross County.

Ryan Justin Ward and Sean Brian Lewie, both 26, were stopped Monday traveling in a Dodge pickup. High-grade marijuana, bagged and marked by strain, was found inside a container on the bed of the truck, appearing to originate from a sophisticated growing operation. No firearms were found.

Ward and Lewie were charged with possessing drugs, a second-degree felony, and transported to the county jail. They’ve since been released.