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GILLETTE (WNE) — A traffic stop south of Gillette led to Campbell County sheriff’s deputies seizing more than 200 pounds of suspected marijuana and THC wax.
A 43-year-old California …
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GILLETTE (WNE) — A traffic stop south of Gillette led to Campbell County sheriff’s deputies seizing more than 200 pounds of suspected marijuana and THC wax.
A 43-year-old California man was arrested Thursday afternoon on two counts of felony possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver. Deputies estimate the combined street value of the seized drugs is about $2 million.
Brett Vaniderstine was driving a white 2019 Nissan Pathfinder on Highway 50. Sheriff’s Deputy Derek Lang caught him speeding 74 mph in a 70 mph zone.
“He was very nervous,” Lang recalled. “His travel plans didn’t make sense. He said he was returning a rental [car] from California to his friend in Wisconsin.”
The man handed Deputy Trevor Osborne a vape cartridge with THC oil inside. Vaniderstine said that was the reason he’d been acting nervous, that he wasn’t under the influence and didn’t have anything else in the car, Osborne said.
“I went back and explained to him we’re going to be searching his vehicle,” Osborne said.
Vaniderstine was arrested on two felony possession charges and taken to the Campbell County jail. He was traveling with his 11-year-old son, who was placed in the care of the Department of Family Services.
