Nashville, Tennessee --- A State Trooper who stopped to offer assistance to the drivers of two tractor trailers he thought were stranded ended up making a large drug bust instead. Lt. David Allred was traveling north on Highway 111 in Overton County Friday when he saw the two trucks stopped on the side of the road. He pulled over to offer assistance before noting some suspicious behavior by one of the persons. He stepped on the running board to talk to the driver and spotted a glass pipe with white residue on it. Allred then asked all occupants of the truck to step outside and called for backup.

A search of the vehicle uncovered four plastic bags containing more than two ounces of crystal methamphetamine, another bag with an ounce of marijuana inside, a pill bottle containing 39 Schedule IV pills, a mirror with a line of white powder on it and other paraphernalia used to separate and package drugs. The search also found more than $7,400 in cash.

The driver of one truck, 56-year-old Bobby Rex Smith of Jamestown, was charged with possession with intent to sell Schedule II and Schedule IV drugs and possession of Schedule IV drugs and drug paraphernalia. He also had a logbook violation. The Department of Revenue taxed the drugs for approximately $11,700. The truck Smith was driving was seized. His record shows he was already serving a federal probation for drug trafficking.

The driver of the second truck, Timothy Kroger, 37, also of Jamestown, was charged with one count of simple possession. A female passenger was released.

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