Over 180 pounds of illegal marijuana seized in traffic stop on I-35

Two men were charged with drug trafficking in Garvin County District Court this week after they were caught transporting more than 180 pounds of illegal marijuana through the county over the weekend. Lajarius Deuntra Simpson, 29, of Arlington, Texas, and Philbert Quentin McCoy Jr., 22, of Lancaster, Texas, were traveling southbound on Interstate 35 near Pauls Valley around 10:45 p.m. Saturday…