March 3, 2026

VAN BUREN, Ark. — Around 8 a.m. on March 2, 2026, an Arkansas State Police (ASP) Trooper stopped a box truck traveling eastbound on Interstate 40 near the 3-mile marker in Crawford County for a traffic violation. During the course of the traffic stop, Troopers searched the cargo area of the truck and discovered 507 pounds of illegal marijuana concealed inside three wooden crates.

The driver, Armen Grigoryan, 47, of Cherry Valley, California, was taken into custody and transported to the Crawford County Detention Center. He was booked on felony charges of Trafficking a Controlled Substance.

The truck was traveling from California to Memphis at the time of the stop.