Troopers make big pot bust in KCK

Kansas Highway Patrol troopers helped by a Kansas City, Kan., police dog made a 250-pound marijuana bust Monday night.

The drugs were found in a vehicle after a traffic stop about 6:30 p.m. Monday near the merge between Interstate 70 and Interstate 670.

The Kansas Department of Transportation tweeted a photograph of the confiscated drugs.

Authorities have not released information on possible charges.

Tony Rizzo, trizzo@kcstar.com

This story was originally published March 31, 2015 at 3:48 PM with the headline "Troopers make big pot bust in KCK."