Missouri State Highway Patrol discovers 88 pounds of meth during I-70 traffic stop

SALINE COUNTY, Mo. —
The Missouri State Highway Patrol said it recovered 88 pounds of methamphetamine during a traffic stop in Saline County, Missouri.

The MSHP said a trooper stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation on Interstate 70 at mile marker 79 in Saline County.

“Probable cause search of the vehicle revealed approximately 88 pounds of methamphetamine, $5,505 in cash and a firearm,” the MSHP said in a social media post.

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The bust was large enough that it covered almost an entire hood of a patrol car.

MSHP Troop A said three people were taken into custody.
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