DAWSON COUNTY - The Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) intercepted a

record-breaking amount of drugs in Dawson County. At 8 a.m. on

September 4, an NSP trooper performed a traffic stop on a semi truck

traveling on I-80 near mile marker 228 in Dawson County The trooper

conducted a commercial vehicle inspection and “detected the odor of

marijuana.” NSP searched the semi’s trailer and located 27 pallets

containing approximately 5,200 pounds of marijuana, 13,600 pounds of

THC products, and 1,000 pounds of psilocybin products. In total,

troopers seized nearly 20,000 pounds of drugs, with an estimated street

value of $50 million. Virginia-based truck driver William Gomez, 44, was

arrested and booked into the Dawson County Jail on charges of

possession of controlled substances and possession with intent to

deliver.