50 pounds of 'illicit mushrooms' seized on I-5 in Fresno County

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Thousands of dollars worthy of "illicit mushrooms" were seized during a postulation halt successful Fresno County, the California Highway Patrol said.

CHP says a Central Division K-9 Officer stopped a 2021 Dodge pickup connected I-5 astatine Nees Avenue connected Feb. 6.

According to officers, K-9 "Shei" alerted to narcotics and a hunt uncovered astir 50 pounds of "illicit mushrooms" valued astatine astir $80,000.

As a result, CHP says the operator of the vehicle, Phillip Yoon, 35, of Hayward, California, was arrested nether suspicion of possession and proscription of illicit mushrooms for sale.