<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2upW7M_0w9d3VTn00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2upW7M_0w9d3VTn00" width="589" height="400" ><figcaption>Cesar Jimenez-Preciado</figcaption></figure><p>While there's been a movement to decriminalize marijuana, you still can get into big trouble for dealing the drug, especially several pounds of it.</p><p>The Illinois State Police on Tuesday pulled over 53-year-old Cesar Jimenez-Preciado of West Covina, California on Interstate 80 near Peru. Troopers allegedly uncovered more than 80 trash bags of marijuana. Jimenez-Preciado was taken to the La Salle County Jail, charged with two class X felony counts of cannabis trafficking. He's facing the potential of decades in prison.</p><p>Prosecutors have filed a motion to deny Jimenez-Preciado a pretrial release. </p></div></body>

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State Police Scores Large Pot Bust In La Salle County

While there's been a movement to decriminalize marijuana, you still can get into big trouble for dealing the drug, especially several pounds of it. The Illinois State Police on Tuesday pulled over 53-year-old Cesar Jimenez-Preciado of West Covina, California on Interstate 80 near Peru. Troopers allegedly uncovered more than 80 trash bags of marijuana. Jimenez-Preciado was taken to the La Salle County Jail, charged with two class X felony counts of cannabis trafficking. He's facing the potential of decades in prison.