Pennsylvania driver caught with 150 pounds of marijuana set to enter plea

Posted 10/24/19

RAWLINS (WNE) — A Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, man will be arraigned in Carbon County District Court this week for allegedly possessing more than 150 pounds marijuana.

Robert L. Weisenberg, 65, …

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Pennsylvania driver caught with 150 pounds of marijuana set to enter plea

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RAWLINS (WNE) — A Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, man will be arraigned in Carbon County District Court this week for allegedly possessing more than 150 pounds marijuana.

Robert L. Weisenberg, 65, was arrested on July 11 on four counts: felony possession of marijuana, felony possession of marijuana with intent to deliver and misdemeanor counts of speeding and careless driving. He’s set to enter a plea to the allegations on Friday.

According to an arrest affidavit included with charging documents, a Wyoming state trooper observed a white Ford Taurus traveling westbound on Interstate 80 in Carbon County at a high rate of speed in a construction zone. Using his radar, the trooper found the car was traveling at 111 mph in the 65 mph zone.

After pulling over the vehicle, the trooper asked Weisenberg three times how much marijuana was in the car. The first time, Weisenberg denied having any. The second, he admitted there was “a little bit” and the third caused him to admit there was 100 pounds stashed away.

The trooper searched the car and found several bags stuffed with a leafy green substance in vacuum-sealed bags.

Ultimately, authorities found 390 packages containing a quarter-pound of marijuana, plus 60 1-pound bags, coming to a total of 157.5 pounds.

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