Marijuana, gun, $10K found on bus in Lamar
Posted: 03.01.2012 at 11:57 AM
Casey Loren  / Courtesy: Lamar Police Department
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LAMAR, COLO. -- Lamar Police officers found illegal drugs, weapons and cash during a K9 search on a bus in the city Wednesday afternoon.

Officers used a k( to check the Prestige Travel Bus in the 100 block of Holly Street around 12:13 p.m.

When the K9 unit alerted officers to a seat and bag inside the bus, they arrested 27-year-old Casey Loren.

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Edward, a Kansas resident, admitted to transporting marijuana to Wichita, Kan. and was returning to the Denver area.

Officers found marijuana, a gun and more than $10,000 in cash on Loren. The cash will be forfeited, and Loren will be charged with possession of a schedule II controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of less than two ounces of marijuana and possession of an illegal weapon.