A traffic stop of a commercial vehicle traveling on I-70 near Junction City leads to a major drug bust.
The Geary County Sheriff's Office has stated that the bust was part of a multi-jurisdictional criminal enforcement being conducted along I-70 aimed at identifying and apprehending criminals using the interstate as a trafficking corridor.
The traffic stop occurred on June 2nd just east of Junction City when the Geary County Sheriff and Undersheriff conducted a stop on a commercial vehicle. Law enforcement observed actions by the occupants of the vehicle that suggested criminal activity and a K-9 officer was deployed. The search revealed more than 3,000 pounds of marijuana and 260 pounds of cocaine. Authorities arrested both the driver and a passenger who have been identified as 33-year-old Yongas Tsegay and 31-year-old Samson Haliab, both of California. Both men are being held in the Geary County Jail in Junction City on $500,000 bonds.
The estimated street value of the contraband is around $4 million.
The Dickinson County Sheriff's Office, Marshall County Sheriff's Office, and Junction City Police Department assisted in the arrest.
