By Associated Press - Thursday, December 21, 2017

YORK, Neb. (AP) - An elderly couple who was arrested in Nebraska with 60 pounds of marijuana in their truck told officers that the drugs were meant to be Christmas presents.

The York News-Times reports the couple were arrested Tuesday by the York County Sheriff’s Department after they were stopped for a traffic violation.

Officers found the bags of marijuana in the Toyota Tacoma driven by the 80-year-old man and 83-year-old woman. They said they were driving from California to Vermont.

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The couple was being held in York County jail on suspicion of felony drug charges.

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Information from: York News-Times, http://www.yorknewstimes.com

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