Stuffed Monkey Leads Cops to Drug Arrest

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This was reported by cbs news I thought it was worht sharing FORREST CITY, Ark. (AP) -- An Arkansas State Police trooper suspected monkey business when he spotted a large stuffed animal perched atop the dashboard of a pickup truck on the interstate. A trooper driving down Interstate 40 near Forrest City on Monday spotted a truck with much of its windshield blocked by a large, stuffed monkey, authorities said. When the trooper pulled over the driver, he could smell what he suspected to be marijuana and he searched the vehicle, police said. Police said the trooper found more than 2,100 hydrocodone pills, 70 Xanax pills and 85 Soma pills. The driver, Tonya Rachelle Garner, 35, and passenger, Dennis Ray Garner, 34, both of Willis, Texas, were each charged with several counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver. Tonya Garner also faces a charge of driving with an obstructed view. The pair is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday in St. Francis County District Court.