HAMILTON COUNTY — Two separate traffic stops over the weekend in Hamilton County led to the seizure of 138 pounds of marijuana and the arrests of four individuals.
Shortly after 1 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 22, a trooper with the Nebraska State Patrol stopped a Volvo S8, eastbound on Interstate 80 near the Giltner interchange. An NSP canine alerted to the odor of drugs coming from the rear of the vehicle. A probable cause search led to the seizure of 133 pounds of marijuana, which was located in duffel bags in the trunk of the vehicle.
The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle, 33-year-old Jamie Day, of Astoria, N.Y., was lodged in the Hamilton County Jail on a charge of possession with the intent to deliver, a Class 3 felony.
A traffic stop near the same location at 2 p.m., on Friday, Aug. 21, resulted in the seizure of five pounds of marijuana and the arrest of the vehicle’s three occupants. The trooper stopped an eastbound 2007 Mitsubishi Montero for an inoperable taillight. A probable cause search of the vehicle led to seizure of the marijuana.
The marijuana, packaged in 13 individual bags, was located in the rear of the vehicle. A .40 caliber semi automatic handgun was also located in a backpack.
The driver of the vehicle, 22-year-old Nicholas Smith of Mariposa, Calif., and two passengers in the vehicle, 26-year-old Kristopher Vernard, of Gladstone, Mo., and 27-year-old Eric Varvel, of Kansas City, Mo., were lodged in the Hamilton County Jail, each on charges of possession with the intent to deliver and possession of a weapon during a drug transaction. Varvel was also jailed on a charge of carrying a concealed weapon.
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