LINCOLN, Neb. -- A California couple arrested in Nebraska last month for carrying 60 pounds of marijuana they described as family Christmas gifts have again been arrested in Nebraska, this time on suspicion of carrying drug money. Patrick Jiron, 80, and his 70-year-old wife, Barbara, both of Clear Lake Oaks, California, were arrested Tuesday. The couple were passengers in a pickup truck stopped Tuesday. A deputy said a search of the truck turned up a duffel bag carrying $18,000 in cash.
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