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Bus passenger smelled like marijuana, drug dog finds $27K worth in his luggage

Here's a news item from the Associated Press: BURLEY, Idaho (AP) — Authorities in south-central Idaho say a drug-sniffing dog found $27,000 worth of Marijuana on a passenger bus at a stop in Burley. The Cassia County Sheriff's Office tells The Times-News (http://bit.ly/11YByje) that Kuma found the nearly six pounds of marijuana in luggage on Wednesday. Police say 24-year-old Romal Khair was taken into custody and faces charges of felony drug trafficking. Police say they responded to the Greyhound Lines bus stop on West Main Street in Burley after receiving a complaint that a passenger smelled like marijuana.



Betsy Z. Russell
Betsy Z. Russell joined The Spokesman-Review in 1991. She currently is a reporter in the Boise Bureau covering Idaho state government and politics, and other news from Idaho's state capital.

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