Man found sleeping in car on side of Columbia County road; leads to seizure of 45 pounds of marijuana

COLUMBIA COUNTY, Fla. – The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office found a man sleeping in his car on the side of the road, which led to the search and seizure of over 45 pounds of marijuana and his arrest.

Police said at 8:14 a.m. on Friday, a concerned citizen reported a driver stopped on the side of US-441 near Southeast Happy Valley Glen, who was very close to the travel lane.

Deputies walked up to the car and smelled a strong smell of alcohol and saw vomit on the door and the driver. The driver was identified as a man from California.

He verbally consented to a vehicle search, where police found two suitcases with over 45 pounds of vacuum-packed marijuana.

He was booked into the Columbia County Jail for drug trafficking.