Hempstead County Authorities found a stash of marijuana tucked inside a barbecue smoker.State Troopers stopped a pickup truck hauling the smoker down a highway this week. Some 160 pounds of the drug were found hidden away where ribs and pork are usually cooked. Authorities say it did not look like the smoker had been used for its intended  purpose in a while.

The two men are being held in the Hempstead County Jail on drug related charges as the investigation continues.

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