Press release from the California Highway Patrol:

On May 21, 2020, at approximately 1205 hours, Humboldt Communications Center received a call reporting a vehicle towing a cargo trailer, driving recklessly on US-101 near Redcrest, causing a minor collision.

Garberville Area officers located the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop on SR-254 at Maple Hills Road. Upon contacting the driver (Manuel Turchan) an investigation was conducted where approximately 778 lbs of processed marijuana was located inside the cargo trailer.

Deputies from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office assisted with the traffic stop The driver was cited and released.