Pot bust lands Tacoma man in North Dakota jail

BISMACK, N.D. – Sheriff’s deputies in North Dakota have arrested a Tacoma, Washington, man with 13 pounds of marijuana in the back of his car.

The News Tribune reported the man was speeding early Wednesday morning when a deputy pulled the man over, and then smelled marijuana.

The Sheriff’s Department news release states deputies found 21 vacuum-sealed bags of marijuana valued at $33,000 in the man’s vehicle.

The man’s bond was set at $5,000 after he was charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver.