A traffic stop Tuesday on I-75 South resulted in an unexpected find: 101 pounds of suspected marijuana.

According to Butts County Sheriff Gary Long, one of his deputies stopped a Subaru Forester near Exit 202 for multiple traffic violations.

“Upon making contact with the driver,” Long said Friday, “the deputy smelled a strong odor of marijuana.

A probable cause search uncovered dozens of large bags of the suspected drugs.

The driver, 22-year-old Josharon Kubli, was arrested on a charge of drug trafficking, Long said.

Josharon Kubli

Credit: Butts County Sheriff's Office

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Credit: Butts County Sheriff's Office

Kubli told the deputy he was passing through Georgia on his way to his home in Florida.

He’d just come from Colorado.

MORE: 16 arrested in massive marijuana bust in Gwinnett

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