Duo Facing Drug Trafficking Charges After I-80 Stop

Two New Yorkers face felony drug charges after being stopped in Utica.

Jonathan Rodriguez and Jacobs Sanchez were pulled over Sunday afternoon east bound Interstate 80 for allegedly speeding.  Utica Police with the help of their drug dog and TRIDENT searched the men’s car and allegedly found over five pounds of cannabis.  Officers say the drugs were inside several large duffel bags in the trunk.

Rodriguez and Sanchez were taken to the county jail and charged with cannabis trafficking.