Pubdate: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 Source: Denver Post (CO) Copyright: 2012 The Denver Post Corp Contact: http://www.denverpost.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/122 SPEEDING RENTAL CAR IN WYOMING LEADS HIGHWAY PATROL TO MAJOR POT HAUL A speeding Chevrolet Impala was carrying two passengers, 115 pounds of high-grade marijuana and $3,000 in cash Sunday night when it was stopped near the Utah-Wyoming border. Driver Shaval Green, 35, of Margate, Fla., and his passenger, 24 year-old Willie Lofton of Lithonia, Ga., are being held in the Uinta County Jail in Evanston, Wyo., on felony charges of possession of a controlled substance in plant form, possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver,. and conspiracy to deliver controlled substance. The marijuana had an estimated street value of nearly $700,000, authorities said. A Wyoming Highway Patrol officer pulled over the pair at about 10 p.m. Sunday east of Evanston. When the two men seemed nervous, the patrolman asked for drug-sniffing dog, which found the cache of marijuana in five packages inside the rental car, according to the Wyoming Highway Patrol. The bust was the second major arrest for state patrolmen along the stretch of Interstate 80. On Feb. 14, authorities seized 242 pounds of marijuana from a truck that was also hauling cars. The truck driver, Hazem Izzat, 50, of New York City was initially pulled over for an improper lane change. His required trucking log books were not in order, which prompted patrol officers to inspect his cargo, which led to the discovery of duffel bags containing marijuana in two of the vehicles he was hauling, according to the Wyoming Highway Patrol. - --- MAP posted-by: Richard R Smith Jr.