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Published January 10, 2012, 10:15 AM

Rapid City pot bust might be largest in state history

RAPID CITY (AP) — The South Dakota Highway Patrol says the seizure of 980 pounds of marijuana is believed to be the biggest pot bust from a traffic stop in state history.

RAPID CITY (AP) — The South Dakota Highway Patrol says the seizure of 980 pounds of marijuana is believed to be the biggest pot bust from a traffic stop in state history.

The nearly half ton of marijuana was confiscated during a speeding stop east of Rapid City on Friday. Authorities say a trooper's drug dog detected the bales of pot in the back of a pickup being driven by a Massachusetts man.

The media reports that the drugs had an estimated street value of $3.9 million.

Forty-year-old Donald McCormick of Ipswich, Mass., faces felony drug charges. His bond was set at $1 million cash. It was not immediately known if he had obtained an attorney.

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