RAYMONDVILLE– State authorities seized 29 pounds of marijuana in Willacy County.

A Department of Public Safety trooper stopped the driver of a 2001 gray Kia Sorento for a traffic violation on I-69E north of Conley Road.

Upon further inspection, the trooper found 24 bundles of marijuana inside the gas tank.

The driver, a 22-year-old from Brownsville, was arrested and charged with felony possession of marijuana.

He was transported to the Willacy County jail.