Monday, December 2, 2024

Lake County Man Busted in Arkansas with 105 Pounds of Marijuana

105 pounds of cannabis laid out on and around an Arkansas State Trooper’s vehicle [Images from the Arkansas State Troopers]

A man from Lower Lake, California, was arrested in Arkansas after state troopers discovered 105 pounds of high-grade marijuana in his vehicle, authorities said.

As per a press release, David Willis, 44, was stopped by Arkansas State Police on Wednesday, August 21, around 4:40 p.m., while driving eastbound on Interstate 40 in Conway County, according to police. Troopers had pulled over the rented 2023 Chevrolet Malibu for a traffic violation at the 104-mile marker when they discovered multiple large trash bags in the trunk, containing vacuum-sealed bundles of marijuana.

Willis was taken into custody and transported to the Conway County Detention Center. He faces felony charges of Possession with Intent to Deliver and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

Willis told investigators he was en route from California to Knoxville, Tennessee.

It must be stated that the charges have not been proven in a court of law. In accordance with the legal principle of the presumption of innocence, any individual described should be presumed innocent until proven guilty.

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14 COMMENTS

  1. You see? The cannabis is going to dry states where the price is still worth growing it. Tell Arkansas to get with the program and grow their own or buy it fully legally from California, in a fully legal market that benefits Northern California

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    • That is because the majority of us in the dry states do not want to turn into the dumpster fire California is in and the majority reject cannabis for recreational use. I applaud the Arkansas State Police in targeting and arresting those who try to import illegal marijuana and other drugs into our state. I don’t care if it hurts the Northern California pot growers.

      One other thing, the penalties out here are pretty severe and the courts do not take lightly to drug runners in our state. My recommendation is to keep out of Arkansas if you value your freedom. This is NOT California and you WILL face a long prison sentence in a prison that does not meet California’s prison standards-they are cold in the winter and hot in the summer.

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  2. One would assume an oder was emanating from the car but, if it was just a traffic violation that led to an unlawful search & rights violations, that pisses me off! Cops constantly make up & lie about probable cause. Sick of it! Also, I guarantee the tint on that trooper car is illegal. Which they write tickets for all day long.

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    • Hippi crippo so your a drug addled doper welfare loser? Typical inti cop post butt da tramma of having pop in Folsom at christmas omg.

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    • Right!?!? I think it’s time the people rise up! Enough is enough already! Cops are rampant and amok in America. Biggest most lethal gang in the United States and they are quick and licensed to kill with “internal” investigations which deem their killings “justified”. Just WTF!?!?!? RISE, PEOPLE RISE!

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    • Definitely an area where they pull people over with made up excuses in order to poke around peoples things without real cause. I was pulled over very close to the same place as the guy in the article on two different occasions in separate years. Once I was in a long line of traffic and the officer came flying up from 30 cars back to pull me over for what he said was following to close to the car in front. Never mind that all the cars in the row of traffic were about the same distance apart. After he looked through a few things he told me to have a nice day. Never a second mention of the alleged following to close. Two years later in the same spot I got pulled over for allegedly swerving in my lane. Tire never crossed the center line nor the white line and again after asking to search the vehicle and being told no, ridiculed over being stopped in the same place twice for a made up reason he to told me to go without so much as a second thought on the BS excuse he used to pull me over and try to intimidate. It would seem that the Arkansas troopers simply pull over as many cars as they can under questionable pretext knowing that simple numbers are on their side to catch someone doing something. Respect for the letter of the law is not part of their scheme.

    • I just have to say….. I watch Arkansas Police Activity almost every day!!!! And if anyone has watched this one video on Mr. David Willis driving through the state with 105 lbs of cannabis in the trunk and he is a grower from California… the Deputy was a nice guy….. and he kept telling him honestly it was just a cold stop…… first told him it was because he was following to close….. bahahaha….. nope!!!!! I believe the biggest clue is ITS A RENTAL…… they watch for rental cars and then observe the driver!!!!! And they can run your plate and know where you are at anytime… what time you were on any highway or when you stopped to eat!!!! So people are bound to get caught using RENTAL cars!!!

  3. Right!?!? I think it’s time the people rise up! Enough is enough already! Cops are rampant and amok in America. Biggest most lethal gang in the United States and they are quick and licensed to kill with “internal” investigations which deem their killings “justified”. Just WTF!?!?!? RISE, PEOPLE RISE!

  4. These sort of articles always seem to bring out the dumbest criminal commenters and their similarly challenged sympathizers.

    The cannabis industry has definitely had a negative overall effect on the collective IQ of Mendocino County

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For the past seven years, Matt LaFever has covered the North Coast of California in both print and radio news. A Humboldt State graduate, he has lived in the Emerald Triangle for nearly 20 years. His reporting spans local issues like crime and wildfires. When not writing, Matt is an avid outdoorsman, exploring Northern California’s rugged landscapes. Reach out to him at matthewplafever@gmail.com.

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