Investigation leads to Butler Co. traffic stop, seizure of 84 pounds of weed

Eighty-four pounds of marijuana was confiscated in Butler County on Tuesday after local drug task forces executed two search warrants and a car stop in an ongoing investigation, according to the Butler County Sheriff’s Office.

Along with the weed, more than $86,000 in cash and a pistol was seized by law enforcement. The task forces — Butler Undercover Regional Narcotics (BURN) and Drug Abuse Reduction Taskforce (DART) — worked with the Hamilton Police Department on the investigation.