It might have been one of the easiest drug busts in the history of the South Carolina Highway Patrol: A car with 43 pounds (20 kilograms) of marijuana in the trunk crashed into a trooper's cruiser, authorities said. The easy bust happened after two patrolmen parked their cars in each lane of northbound Interstate 95 near Santee early Sunday morning, The Associated Press quoted Highway Patrol Capt. Chris Williamson as saying. A Chevrolet Malibu going about 70 mph (113 kph) hit one of the cruisers, causing minor injuries to the trooper behind the wheel, Williamson said. Officers found two large duffel bags in the trunk with 43 pounds (20 kilograms) of marijuana in plastic bags, worth more than US$150,000 (¤114,650), Orangeburg County deputy Warren Pendry said. They also found a few marijuana cigarettes and cocaine, Pendry said. The 54-year-old driver was charged with driving under the influence, possession of cocaine and trafficking marijuana, authorities said.
