SALINA -Two Tennessee men are in the Saline County Jail on drug charges after being stopped early Saturday morning for speeding on Interstate 70 east of Salina.

Saline County Sheriff Glen Kochanowski said a 2010 Land Rover sped past a marked Sheriff’s vehicle at 87-mph around 2:40 a.m.

After the deputy stopped and approached the SUV, he noticed a strong odor of marijuana.

The deputy called for assistance and officers found 1.23 pounds of marijuana and marijuana wax, with a value between $6,000-$8,000.

The marijuana was hidden in several different areas of the vehicle, according to the sheriff.

Zain F. Yunus, 24, Memphis, TN., and Walter Record, 25, Germantown, TN., were arrested on possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia possession charges.