Police: Pickup hauling 150 pounds of pot

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Story Published: Aug 26, 2008 at 3:14 PM PDT

By KVAL Web Staff

Other past notable Marijuana seizures involving Oregon State Police:

323 POUNDS On April 4, 2005, an OSP trooper stopped a pickup southbound on Interstate 5 near Salem and seized approximately 323 pounds of marijuana.

200 POUNDS On June 4, 2006, an OSP trooper stopped a pickup northbound on Interstate 5 near Central Point and seized approximately 200 pounds of marijuana.

171 POUNDS On May 8, 2007, an OSP trooper with a drug detection canine stopped a passenger car westbound on Interstate 84 near Pendleton and seized approximately 171 pounds.

93 POUNDS On May 10, 2008, an OSP trooper stopped a passenger car northbound on Highway 97 near Chemult and seized approximately 93 pounds of marijuana.

63 POUNDS On June 29, 2005, an OSP sergeant stopped a passenger car eastbound on Interstate 84 near Hood River and seized approximately 63 pounds of marijuana.

LA GRANDE, Ore. -- Police seized almost a half million dollars worth of pot from the bed of a pickup truck about six miles east of this town along Interstate 84.

An Oregon State Police stopped a 1999 Ford F150 pickup with Washington plates westbound on I-84 for a lane change violation.

The officer found 150 pounds of marijuana under a cover in the bed of the truck, according to state police.

The officer arrested Cristobal Barajas Cardenas, 26, from Ceres, Calif.

Cardenas faces charges of possession, delivery and manufacturing marijuana.

Police estimated the value of the marijuana at $450,000.

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