A recent Sierra snowstorm may have been a factor in the arrest of four people for transporting marijuana on I-80. At the Truckee office, CHP Sergeant Randy Fisher says chain controls were in effect near Donner Gate late Tuesday afternoon…

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Fisher says officers talked to the three men and one woman, all from Minnesota, before a search inside the van turned up 70 pounds of what was considered high-quality marijuana in duffel bags in the rear seat…

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Fisher says based on the median price of such marijuana, the estimated street value is around 400-thousand dollars. He says all four stated they were intending to transport it back to Minnesota and they also have prior arrests for such activity.