WYOMING – Wyoming Highway Patrol made a significant drug bust yesterday near Cheyenne, seizing nearly a ton of pot.

On Tuesday, August 28 at approximately 11:30am, a Wyoming State Trooper stopped a 2017 Dodge Ram Pickup pulling a flatbed trailer to conduct a commercial vehicle inspection. While conducting the inspection another Trooper ran his drug detection K-9. His dog alerted to the odor of narcotics within the load on the trailer.

Troopers searched the load on the trailer and discovered 1,849 pounds of marijuana, which was seized as evidence. The estimated street value of the seized marijuana is 7.3 million dollars.

The traffic stop occurred near mile post 361 on Interstate 80 eastbound outside of Cheyenne.

With the assistance of the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation, the Wyoming Highway Patrol is currently investigating the case.