RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. (AP) - A Michigan man faces possible charges
after authorities say an Arkansas State Police trooper found 325
pounds of marijuana inside of his tractor trailer.
Troopers say they searched the rig of Haldon E. Gilkes, 39, of
Canton, Mich., on Wednesday after he acted nervous and failed to
provided proper paperwork during a traffic stop. During the search,
troopers say they found the drugs, worth about $520,000, hidden
behind the first row of pallets in the trailer.
Authorities say Gilkes was arrested January in New Mexico on a
similar drug charge. Gilkes told an Arkansas judge on Friday that
he was born in Barbados and was not a U.S. citizen.
Pope County jailers say Gilkes has been released on $50,000
bond.
