Nearly 200 lbs of marijuana, 1,000 candy bars seized in Dickinson Co. bust

DICKINSON CO., Kan. (WIBW) - A Missouri man is behind bars after officials in Dickinson Co. busted him with nearly 200 pounds of marijuana, 1,000 mushroom candy bars, and more along I-70.

On Tuesday, Feb. 7, at 10:07 a.m. on Tuesday, the Dickinson Co. Sheriff’s Office said deputies pulled over a 2017 Dodge Ram 3500 pickup for a traffic infraction on Interstate 70. According to the Sheriff’s Office, the deputies detected a strong smell of marijuana in the vehicle, which led deputies to search the car.

The deputies said they found 182 lbs. of marijuana, 49 lbs. of THC wax, 1000 psilocybin mushroom candy bars, 11 lbs. of psilocybin mushrooms, 550 pre-rolled marijuana cigarettes already packaged for sale, and 128 pre-packaged four-gram marijuana packages. The overall estimated street value of the drugs is more than $500,000.

Following the discovery of the drugs, the driver, identified as Darren James Denter, 49, of Old Monroe, Missouri, was taken into custody and booked into the Dickinson Co. Jail.

The Sheriff’s Office requested the filing of the following charges: possession with intent to distribute marijuana, possession with intent to distribute certain hallucinogens, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

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