February 27, 2009  Newton, Missouri
Miguel A. Govea was arrested after being found with 1,800 lbs of marijuana

On February 27, 2009 a Missouri State Highway Patrol Commercial vehicle Officer stopped a tractor-trailer at a weigh station on I-44. When officers searched the vehicle officer found various large bundles of marijuana weighing about 1,800 pounds. The driver Miguel A. Govea age 31, was arrested and charged for first degree drug trafficking.