2 Arrested After 37 Pounds Of Marijuana Found During OKC Traffic Stop

Two men were arrested on drug trafficking complaints after authorities said they found 37 pounds of marijuana inside the men's vehicle during a traffic stop in Oklahoma City.

According to the Oklahoma County Sheriff's office, on Friday, February 20, a deputy stopped a vehicle for speeding on Interstate 40 near the Western Avenue exit. While speaking with the driver, 24-year-old James Cechetini of Elk Grove, California, the deputy said he could smell a strong odor of marijuana.

The passenger in the vehicle, 24-year-old Zachary Reid of Sacramento, California, denied that either of the two men had been smoking marijuana.

According to the Sheriff's office, K-9 Thor was deployed at the scene and immediately signaled to the presence of drugs inside the trunk of the vehicle. The deputy searched the car and found a bag with 37 pounds of marijuana bundled inside of it with a street value of around $30,000.

Cechetini and Reid were arrested on complaints of trafficking illegal drugs -- marijuana. Both men are being held at the Oklahoma County Jail on $25,000 bond.