Police: Driver Hid Pot as Christmas Presents

Pennsylvania State Police say they found the presence of marijuana in boxes wrapped as Christmas presents that were recovered from inside a minivan after an interstate traffic stop.

The Centre Daily Times reported Friday that 38-year-old Randy Jesus Valdivia of Surfside, Fla., faces felony drug charges after the stop on Interstate 80 near State College.

Police say they became suspicious after Valdivia was stopped Thursday afternoon, and got him to agree to a search.

They say they found 20 pounds of weed vacuum-sealed inside large boxes wrapped as Christmas gifts.

Online court records say he was taken to the local jail, and a defense lawyer wasn't listed.

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