DPS: Two California men busted with $333k worth of marijuana

Two men were reportedly found with more than 50 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop in Wilbarger County Tuesday night.

Louis Madrigal Alvarez and Enrique Ramirez, both of Modesto, California, were charged with possession of marijuana of more than 50 pounds but less than 2,000 pounds — a second degree felony.

According to a Texas Department of Public Safety news release, a trooper stopped a 2017 Dodge car travelling south on U.S. 287 near Vernon at about 8:04 p.m. for a traffic violation. During a search of the vehicle, the trooper discovered marijuana inside luggage in the vehicle, the release states.

The marijuana weighed about 55 pounds, was valued at about $333,000 and allegedly was being transported from California to Dallas.

Madrigal Alvarez, 21, and Ramirez, 51, were taken to the Wilbarger County Jail. The release did not state a bail amount for either man.