Big Haul of Suspected Pot Lands Laredo Woman in Gregg County Jail

LONGVIEW — A woman was jailed early Tuesday after a traffic stop led to the discovery of more than 200 pounds of suspected marijuana. KETK and the Longview News Journal report that according to her booking report, Cynthia Elizabeth Palomo, 34, of Laredo was booked into the Gregg County Jail at about 2:40 a.m. Tuesday. A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper stopped Palomo near mile marker 597 on Interstate 20 after he said she was driving in the left lane when not attempting to pass. After stopping Paloma’s vehicle, Trooper Benjamin Rolison reported “a strong odor of raw marijuana emitting from inside the vehicle.”

When searching the vehicle, Rolison found 11 bundles of suspected marijuana, weighing about 221 pounds, according to Palomo’s arrest report. She is being held on $50,000 bond on a charge of possession of marijuana more than 50 pounds but less than 2,000 pounds.