OSP Nabs 13 Pounds of Pot Near Ashland

Oregon State Police and a drug-detection dog seized approximately 13 pounds of marijuana concealed in a vehicle during a Friday afternoon traffic stop on Interstate 5 in the Ashland area.

At noon, OSP troopers stopped a 2009 Dodge Charger for a traffic violation northbound on I-5 near milepost 11. OSP was assisted at the scene by a Shady Cove police officer and his narcotics detection dog.

Troopers arrested the driver, Raymond E. Chance, 27, from Longview, Wash., and passenger Kevin Dean Christensen (aka: Christopherson), 29, from Rainier, Ore. Both were lodged at the Jackson County Jail for Unlawful Possession, Manufacturing, and Possession of a Controlled Substance – Marijuana.

Chance is still in custody at the jail. Christensen reportedly bailed out over the weekend.

Estimated value of the seized marijuana was $35,000.