Two men face charges after a drug bust on Interstate 80.
On May 12, the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office arrested Greg Lisheski, 40, of Ventura, Calif., and Michael Christy, 38, of Hayden Lake, Idaho, after finding 18 pounds of marijuana in the pair’s vehicle.
At about 11:23 a.m., deputies pulled the pair over – in a white 2012 Kia Optima, with Lisheski driving – for excessive speed, according to Sheriff Jeff Danker.
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Deputies spoke with both men separately and found inconsistencies in their stories.
They reported said they were headed to Chicago, but their stories varied on where in Chicago they were going, what they would be doing and why they were going there, Danker said.
After the suspects denied a request to search the vehicle, authorities deployed a drug dog for an open-air sniff. The dog indicated there were drugs in the vehicle, and deputies found the marijuana in the trunk.
Sgt. Bob Christensen with the Southwest Iowa Narcotics Task Force said the marijuana had a street value of approximately $72,000.
Deputies seized the Kia, which was a rental car.
Both Lisheski and Christy were arrested on suspicion of possession of marijuana with intent to deliver-marijuana, tax stamp violation and prohibitive acts. Lisheski was also cited for excessive speed.
The pair was booked into the Pottawattamie County Jail and are free on $5,000 bond.
