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Antioch police make stoplight pot bust worth more than $140K

Antioch police make stoplight pot bust worth more than $143K
Antioch police make stoplight pot bust worth more than $143K 00:25

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Antioch police say they uncovered a huge stash of marijuana during a traffic stop. 

At about 1:30 Wednesday morning, an officer pulled over a vehicle near Main Street and Route 173. While searching the vehicle, officers found eight pounds of pot worth more than $143,000.

The driver was arrested and could face even more charged for having unknown pills that had similar markings of a Xanax tablet.  

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