MAGNOLIA, N.C. (WBTV) - A man from Charlotte was caught with 60 pounds of illegal drugs in eastern North Carolina this week, deputies said.

The man -- 27-year-old Tyler Alexander Blackwood -- was allegedly driving down near the exit to Highway 903 when he got pulled over on Thursday, Sept. 18.

During that traffic stop, the Duplin County Sheriff’s Office said a K-9 sniffed out 60 pounds of marijuana. Authorities said the large quantity of marijuana had a street value of more than $150,000.

Deputies seized the marijuana and arrested Blackwood. He was charged with three counts of trafficking marijuana, driving without a license, and following too closely.

The sheriff’s office of the seized marijuana, which showed dozens of sealed packages containing the drug.

Blackwood was taken to t

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