SEWARD, Neb. (AP) — A sheriff's department in southeastern Nebraska says it has seized nearly $2 million in cash found in a pickup truck that was pulled over on suspicion of a minor traffic violation.
The Omaha World-Herald reports that Seward County Sheriff Mike Vance stopped the truck, which had Ohio plates, Wednesday morning on Interstate 80 near Seward for failing to signal a lane change.
A search of the truck turned up $1.9 million in cash in a duffel bag in the back of the truck.
The driver, a 42-year-old man from Toledo, Ohio, was arrested on suspicion of currency violations and money laundering.
Local officials said federal charges are pending, the sheriff's office said.