Seized Marijuana / DPS Photo
A Florida truck driver is behind bars in the Rio Grande Valley after state troopers found more than one ton of marijuana inside his 18-wheeler.
Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) state troopers arrested 30-year-old Valdermin Chavez early Tuesday morning.
Investigators told Action 4 News that a state trooper pulled over Chavez’s 18-wheeler for several traffic violations off Expressway 83 near La Joya around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday.
A closer look revealed a false compartment at the front of the trailer filled with 2,500 pounds of marijuana.
Chavez remains in custody at the Hidalgo County Jail under a possession of marijuana charge.
The case remains under investigation.
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