FAYETTEVILLE -- An Arkansas State trooper arrested two men Tuesday in connection with possessing 90 grams of khat, according to a preliminary arrest report Wednesday.
Mufeed Hafeed, 38, of 1901 Fort St. in Barling, and Rammah Zindanti, 20, of 1505 Holloway St. in Durham, N.C., were arrested around 5:27 p.m. Tuesday after a trooper pulled over their vehicle near mile marker 54 on Interstate 49, according to the report. The trooper found khat, about $11,900 in cash and $10,425 in money orders, according to the report. A small amount of marijuana also was found in the vehicle, according to the report.
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SOURCE: U.S. Justice Department
Khat is a shrub cultivated in the Middle East and Africa. Its leaves and buds are stimulants when chewed or used as tea. Khat isn't legal in the U.S., according to the National Drug Intelligence Center, a component of the U.S. Department of Justice.
The trooper stopped Hafeed and Zindanti because of a license plate violation, according to the report. The men gave conflicting stories and appeared nervous, according to the report. They consented to a search of the vehicle, according to the report.
The case was turned over to an agent with Homeland Security Investigations, according to the report.
The men were at the Washington County Detention Center with no bonds Wednesday.
NW News on 09/17/2015