SALINE COUNTY- Law enforcement authorities in Saline County are investigating four suspects on drug charges after a traffic stop.

A traffic stop for a minor infraction on Interstate-70 leads to the arrest of four women on drug charges.

Just after 1:30 a.m. Thursday a deputy stopped an eastbound 2014 Hyundai on Interstate 70 just west of Salina, according to Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan.

The deputy noticed a strong odor of marijuana inside the vehicle and then found 13-pounds of marijuana wrapped in baggies and stored in a suitcase.

Deputies arrested Bobbie Thompson-Reynold, 30, of Louisiana; Laquita Lockett 33, Kimiesha Sears, 32, and a fourth woman all of Mississippi.

The four face requested charges of possession of marijuana with intent to sell, according to Soldan.