'420 is gunna be ruined,' Nebraska trooper tweets after $1 million marijuana busts

Nebraska state troopers seized over $1 million worth of marijuana on Wednesday.

After the busts, a Nebraska State Patrol account tweeted, "Someone’s 420 is gunna be ruined. Nice work Troopers. #Saynopetodope."

Troopers seized 381 pounds of marijuana with an estimated street value of $1.14 million in two separate traffic stops in Hamilton County 5 minutes apart, the State Patrol said in a release.

In the first stop, a 2018 GMC Yukon was pulled over for speeding on Highway 14 in Aurora at around 4:32 p.m. The release said the trooper determined there was probable cause to search the vehicle and found 326 pounds of marijuana and 1.4 pounds of marijuana edibles.

Larry Guieb, 36, of Indiana, was arrested on suspicion of possession of marijuana with intent to deliver and no drug tax stamp, the release said.

In the second stop, a 2017 Nissan Rogue failed to signal while eastbound on I-80 near Giltner at around 4:36 p.m. The release said a police dog detected drugs during the traffic stop and 55 pounds of marijuana were found.

John Young, 51, of California, was arrested on suspicion of possession of marijuana with intent to deliver and no drug tax stamp, the release said.

This story was originally published April 5, 2018 at 2:10 PM with the headline "'420 is gunna be ruined,' Nebraska trooper tweets after $1 million marijuana busts."