Traffic stop leads to drug seizure

Steele (CSi) The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports, a traffic stop Sunday afternoon led to the arrest of two individuals and the seizure of more than 130 pounds of illegal drugs.

A Highway Patrol trooper became suspicious after stopping a Hyandi Elantra with an Idaho plate for a traffic violation east of Steele on Interstate 94.

A search of the vehicle resulted in 136 pounds of marijuana being seized.

The driver, 22 year old Andrew Xiang, 22, and the passenger, 33 year olf Jerry Yang,both of Sacremento, California, were taken into custody and transported to the Burleigh County Detention Center.

The Highway Patrol was assisted by the Kidder County Sheriff’s Office and a local drug task force in the investigation.