Wheeling Police arrested one person this weekend on drug charges after an initial traffic stop.
Police were patrolling Interstate 70 east, when they encountered a vehicle traveling above the posted speed limit near the weigh station. When the officer made a traffic stop, they could smell a strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle.
The officer then searched the vehicle and discovered 103 pounds of marijuana inside and drug-using materials.
Police arrested Paul Okowinski, 45, of Chicago, and charged him with possession with intent to deliver and transporting a controlled substance into the state. He was taken to the Northern Regional Jail, where he was later arraigned by an Ohio County magistrate.
