MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two West Memphis men have been arrested, and more than 160 pounds of marijuana have been seized after a series of traffic stops along I-40 in Arkansas.

The Arkansas State Police says that troopers conducted the stops between July 9 and July 13 in Pope, Faulkner, and Crawford counties.

ASP says two West Memphis men, 32-year-old James Jones and 37-year-old Christen Springer, were stopped on I-40 in Atkins on July 12. Jones reportedly told troopers that they were traveling from Oklahoma.

During the stop, troopers reportedly found 15 pounds of marijuana wrapped in one-pound bundles in the trunk of their vehicle.

Jones and Springer were charged with felony possession with intent to deliver and possession of drug paraphernalia. Both were taken to the Pope County Detention Center, ASP says.

On the same day, troopers pulled over a Georgia man, 52-year-old Carl Newman, in Conway. Troopers reportedly found 51 one-pound bags of marijuana in Newman’s vehicle. ASP says that Newman also told troopers that he had been traveling from Oklahoma.

Newman is also facing possession charges.

On July 13, troopers stopped 40-year-old Demarcus Towns of Charleston, Mississippi, near Russellville. ASP says troopers found 10 pounds of marijuana bundles in his trunk. Like Jones and Newman, Towns reportedly told troopers that he was traveling from Oklahoma.

Towns is facing drug possession charges as well as various traffic violations, ASP says.

ASP says troopers also made a stop in Crawford County on July 9. The driver, 31-year-old Ziling Zhou of Seattle, Washington, reportedly had 87 pounds of marijuana in several large trash bags.

Zhou was arrested on drug possession charges and taken to the Crawford County Detention Center. Zhou was also charged with unauthorized use of another person’s property to facilitate a crime.