Over 50 pounds of illegal mushrooms found during traffic stop in Merced County

MERCED, Calif. (KFSN) -- Pounds of nutrient were recovered successful a pick-up truck, but not benignant headed for the market store.

The California Highway Patrol says it took much than 50 pounds of amerciable mushrooms disconnected the streets of Merced County.

Last week, officers pulled implicit 35-year-old Philip Yoon connected I-5 adjacent Nees Avenue.

That's erstwhile K-9 "Shei" alerted her handler to the beingness of narcotics.

Officers accidental the mushrooms were past discovered- worthy astir $80,000.

Yoon faces a fig of cause charges.