Traffic stop on Interstate 20 leads to seizure of cocaine and marijuana, two arrests

A joint law enforcement operation resulted in the seizure of approximately 204 pounds of cocaine and 1,959 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop on Interstate 20, according to a post from the Mississippi Department of Public Safety.

The operation involved the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, the DPS Interdiction Team, the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department and the Madison Police Department, the department said.

Two people were arrested and charged with aggravated trafficking of cocaine and trafficking of marijuana, according to the post. They were identified as Yohannes Teane Haile, 36, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, and Belayneh Kassa Befikadu, 42, of Clarkston, Georgia.

Both individuals were transported to the Rankin County Detention Center, the Mississippi Department of Public Safety said.

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