Florence County deputies find over 100 pounds of marijuana during traffic stop
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/G2K7MWIHXRFIJLN6MTQX24E6HA.png)
Published: Mar. 13, 2023 at 5:45 PM EDT|Updated: Mar. 13, 2023 at 7:06 PM EDT
FLORENCE COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) – A traffic stop in Florence County led to the discovery of over 100 pounds of marijuana.
Florence County deputies initiated a traffic stop on Monday for a moving violation along I-95 near the 164-mile marker.
During the stop, deputies said there was probable cause to search the car which resulted in them finding about $300,000 worth of marijuana.
Deputies arrested 34-year-old Hongzhou Yu of Covina, California.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/QYVCAC6X2BDXDEUMNLNCNWOIRI.png)
He is charged with trafficking marijuana, which if convicted, carries a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison and a $25,000 fine.
Yu is being held at the Florence County Detention Center while he awaits a bond hearing.
Copyright 2023 WMBF. All rights reserved.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/AGOLC2SLARCTBPGFN4EHYC4UZA.png)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/B2R4IX53E5AODBGZZUIMTCBSTI.JPG)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/C3ASLT2STRF6VGBA2XSYYCDHEY.png)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/C5R6USBZDRFTNLXU3PSLH6LDRY.png)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/TLX3X5CZJJCYBBW2HSI4TH2PRI.png)
/do0bihdskp9dy.cloudfront.net/03-27-2023/t_f2881fa5d54142f280ba0dfe33c39860_name_file_1280x720_2000_v3_1_.jpg)
/do0bihdskp9dy.cloudfront.net/03-27-2023/t_7225b7f6dd264b8fb38a70e8256aab4c_name_file_1280x720_2000_v3_1_.jpg)
/do0bihdskp9dy.cloudfront.net/03-27-2023/t_be3b654687d4482fb8e0a6859c043a08_name_file_1280x720_2000_v3_1_.jpg)
/do0bihdskp9dy.cloudfront.net/03-27-2023/t_fa8baca96942441599454e49702836a7_name_file_1280x720_2000_v3_1_.jpg)
/do0bihdskp9dy.cloudfront.net/03-27-2023/t_7868385e1e1a49c7aaf38c6cb889bb7a_name_file_1280x720_2000_v3_1_.jpg)