Police Find Marijuana in New Vehicles at Dilworth Rail Yard
DILWORTH, Minn. (AP) _ Police are investigating the discovery of 217 pounds of marijuana that were stashed inside new vehicles at a rail yard in Dilworth.
Dilworth Police Chief Ty Sharpe says there were 14 separate packages found hidden inside spare wheel wells. He says the pot has a street value of about $272,000.
The drugs were found during a routine inspection of the vehicles, which were brought to Dilworth on a BNSF freight train.
Police are not saying where the drugs came from or their intended destination.
Dilworth is located next to the Moorhead and Fargo, North Dakota, metropolitan area.