A Louisiana state trooper arrested a Florida man last week after over 150 pounds of marijuana were found in his vehicle on an Interstate 20 traffic stop in Lincoln Parish.
Melvin Apolinar Gonzalez, Jr., 42, of Orlando, was arrested about 9:00 p.m. on November 21 after he was stopped for improper lane usage.
Gonzalez told the trooper he was traveling to Orlando from Dallas, Texas, after taking a dog there to sell. The trooper smelled a strong odor of marijuana coming from inside the vehicle.
During a search, approximately 156 pounds of marijuana were found concealed within the trunk. Gonzalez said he rented the car and did not know the marijuana was there.
Gonzalez was booked at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. His bail was set at $300,000.
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