A Wednesday evening traffic stop on Interstate 80 just west of the Grand Island interchange led to the seizure of nearly 53 pounds of marijuana and the arrest of a California man.

Just before 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 22, a trooper with the Nebraska State Patrol stopped an eastbound 2012 Mitsubishi Galant for driving on the shoulder, three miles west of the Grand Island I-80 Interchange.

The trooper was given consent to search the vehicle.

The search led to the seizure of 52.8 lbs. of marijuana. The marijuana was located in five duffel bags in the trunk of the vehicle.

The driver and lone occupant of the vehicle, Peter J. Millar, 50, San Francisco, Calif., was lodged in the Hall County Jail on a charge of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver