Two man are charged with possession of marijuana after police found nearly half a ton of the drug in their U-Haul.

Police pulled the pair over on SR 24 near Ralston Ave. around 2:00pm on Monday. A Defiance police K-9 alerted to the trailer.

Officers searched the U-Haul and found about 1,000 pounds of marijuana inside.

Authorities arrested the driver, Jesus N. Torres-Salas, 39, and a passenger, David Carrillo-Rivera, 32. Both are locked up at the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio.