A traffic stop in Golden Gate Estates on Wednesday turned up dozens of marijuana plants inside of a motorist’s rental truck.Lenrry Cordero Becerra, 35, of Miami was arrested and charged with marijuana trafficking and possession of narcotic equipment.
Arrest reports say Becerra was driving a moving truck near the intersection of Randall and Everglades boulevards when deputies pulled him over for failing to maintain a single lane.
As a deputy was writing Becerra a warning, another deputy noticed a black garbage bag protruding from under the truck’s roll-up door. The deputy detected a strong odor of marijuana coming from the door, reports said.
Becerra gave deputies permission to search the truck, which he had rented Tuesday in Miami, reports said. When deputies opened the door, the truck was full of large marijuana plants. The plants were in large pots and tied up with bamboo stakes, reports said.
The black garbage bag contained additional marijuana buds, stems and leaves, reports said. A white plastic bag in the rear of the truck contained several pairs of clippers utilized to harvest marijuana plants.
Deputies uncovered a total of 36 marijuana plants. The plants weighed a total of 61 pounds and had an estimated street value of $108,000, reports said.
The view inside Becerra's rented moving truck when deputies opened the door during a traffic stop in Golden Gate Estates on Wednesday. Deputies found 36 marijuana plants with an estimated street value of $108,000 inside the truck. CCSO photo.
