By Police1 Staff
TOOELE, Utah — A retired officer faces charges after he was found with more than 200 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop.
Troopers pulled over Edward Jasper Hansen, 67, on May 23 for an alleged window tint violation, the Deseret News reported. The warrant said a K-9 was called after Hansen “seemed more nervous than the general motoring public. He observed the driver’s hands began shaking noticeably more, his breathing was heavy and he was sweating.”
The K-9 flagged something in the covered bed of Hansen’s truck. Troopers found 222 vacuum-sealed 1-pound bags of marijuana and cash inside trash and duffel bags.
Hansen told troopers as he was being arrested that “it’s a game. Sometimes you win and sometimes you lose. Today wasn’t my day.”
Police officials said Hansen is a retired Atlanta police detective. The search warrant said he told troopers he retired in 1994 and worked in robbery and sex crimes.
Hansen was charged on May 24 with possessing more than 100 pounds of marijuana and manufacturing or delivering drug paraphernalia.