Trooper Busts $1.5M Marijuana Haul, Arrests Oregon Driver

0:00It's April 3rd. This is Birmingham News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story. A trooper in St. Clair County, Alabama made a huge bust on Interstate 20 during a routine truck inspection near mile marker 133. The driver, a 57-year-old guy from Oregon City, Oregon named Dagen Sun, got pulled over on Tuesday, March 31st, and it turned into, uh, Alcia, major drug seizure, 185 pounds of marijuana hidden in 23 boxes inside the tractor trailer. Things escalated quick when Sun handed over an invalid driver's license and officers learned he was in the country illegally. They dug deeper into the truck and uncovered the massive stash, which was headed who knows where along that busy highway. Sun now faces serious charges like drug trafficking and driving a commercial vehicle without a proper license. He's locked up in St. Clair County jail on a $1,500,000 bond, showing just how big officials see this operation. The investigation is still rolling, with Alabama law enforcement agency digging for more connections

1:04in this trafficking ring. This stop highlights how these routine checks can shut down big-time halls right on our roads. Stay tuned as more details drop.