Officials say it was done Tuesday as part of a joint investigation with Nebraska State Police. They say 21-year-old Dylan Patrick of Middletown, Ohio got off the California Zephyr in Galesburg and entered the train station, but that deputies were waiting for him based on intelligence they received.
A Sheriffs Department K-9 allegedly alerted to Patrick’s baggage, which was later discovered to have 17-pounds of marijuana inside, worth an estimated $68,000.
Patrick was arrested and charged with Cannabis Trafficking and Manufacture or Delivery of Cannabis — both over 5,000 grams. Patrick is in the Knox County Jail pending future court dates.
The Sheriffs Department says in the last two weeks alone, investigators and their K-9’s have seized over 44 pounds of pot valued at $176,000.
(Photo from Knox County Sheriffs Department)