More than $1M worth of marijuana seized on busy interstate

TROUP COUNTY, Ga. — Deputies said they made a marijuana bust worth more than 1 million dollars.
    
The Troup County Sheriff's Office sent Channel 2 Action News a photo of the 151 pounds of marijuana they said they discovered on a tractor-trailer.

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A deputy had stopped the tractor-trailer along I-85 for traffic violations.
    
The truck's driver and passenger are both facing drug trafficking charges, deputies said.

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