$20 MILLION WORTH OF MARIJUANA IS FOUND IN PARKED TRUCK

A CHP Officer Makes the Discovery When He Stops to Check on the
Unattended Vehicle on Interstate 10 in Ontario.

Three tons of marijuana worth an estimated $20 million on the street
was found in a rental truck abandoned on a freeway onramp this week,
authorities said Friday.

A California Highway Patrol officer discovered the stash when he
stopped to check on a truck parked on the Milliken Avenue onramp to
the westbound San Bernardino Freeway in Ontario about 9 p.m.
Wednesday, said CHP spokesman Sgt. Telfinues Preszler Jr.

No one was around, and nothing appeared to be wrong with the vehicle,
he said. The truck was unlocked and its engine still warm. The
officer called for a tow truck and discovered the marijuana when he
opened the back to inventory its contents.

"As of right now there are no suspects and no real leads," Preszler said.

The marijuana had been tied in small rectangular bundles and wrapped
in plastic.

Officers canvassed the area but turned up no suspects.

"Somebody's going be in some major trouble for walking away and
leaving that quantity sitting on the side of freeway," Preszler said.
"I'm glad I'm not him."