A St. Paul man and his father have been charged after a police dog allegedly sniffed out 120 pounds of marijuana in a vehicle stopped on Interstate 94 near Alexandria, Minn.

Kou Lor, 28, of St. Paul, and his father, Franck Lor, 56, of Brooklyn Park, were charged Monday with felony controlled substance crimes for possessing more than 50 kilograms of marijuana. Kou Lor was also charged with driving with a revoked license.

The two were on I-94 when a Minnesota State Patrol trooper stopped them just after noon Friday for speeding and following a semi-truck too closely, according to a complaint filed in the Douglas County attorney’s office.

During the stop, the trooper noticed a large woven rug covering “multiple suitcases” in the backseat, and a spare tire behind the passenger seat, the charges say.

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Psychological exam ordered for Pakistani doctor/ex-Mayo researcher in terrorism case The driver, Kou Lor, had bloodshot eyes and appeared to be stoned, the complaint said. Sitting in the trooper’s patrol car, Kou Lor said he and his dad had rented the car in California and they were returning from a visit with his mother. But the trooper said all that luggage seemed inconsistent for just a weeklong stay.

Meanwhile, another trooper interviewed Franck Lor, who spoke English, contrary to what Kou Lor had told the first officer. The father told the officer the two had traveled to California for his sister’s funeral and stayed for three or four days, the complaint said.

The trooper’s K9, Busa, then went to work and indicated narcotics were in the car. The officers pulled away the rug and found a large garbage bag containing vacuum-sealed packages of “high grade” marijuana. Three more garbage bags were in the trunk, and two suitcases in the back seat, all full of packages.

In all, the officers found 120 one-pound packages of vacuum-sealed marijuana, a total of 54.4 kilograms, the charges say.

The complaint notes that drug traffickers travel Interstate 94 to avoid the more heavily patrolled Interstate 90, which cuts through South Dakota and southern Minnesota.

Douglas County Attorney Chad Larson declined to discuss the case while it is pending.

Bail for both was set at $150,000 for unconditional release. The next court appearance for both is set for April 10.