Let me check it out. You hang out back here with him. Is this your car? Yeah. There is a golden rule when you are hauling a massive amount of illegal cargo. You only break one law at a time. This first-time smuggler forgot the absolute most basic rule of the road. Watch how a completely routine traffic stop for expired tags slowly unravels into a life-changing felony bust all because she couldn't keep her story straight. Hey, Trooper Harris. I believe your tags went out last month. >> I don't know. Really? Yeah. Can I have my license? Yeah. Do you have your license on you? Where are you going? I don't know. I don't know. I'm asking you. Hold on. I'm trying to think. Little Rock? It's 54 miles. Where is that? That's 3 and 3 hours and 45 minutes. What state are you going to? We're just Memphis? How'd you forget Memphis? I was just driving for so long. >> Okay. Where are you What are you heading Where are you going over there? I'm going to graduation to go see my Okay. Where at? University of Memphis. University of Memphis? Oh, okay. Do Are you graduating? No. No. Who's graduating? Okay. All right. Do you Yeah, let me look at your license. What's in the big trash bag? Huh? Clothes? That's a big bag with like clothes. You don't have a driver's license? >> Yeah. It's It's cuz I got married. It's under Tiffany Smith. Okay. Yeah. I have my insurance card. All right. Yeah, let me look at your insurance. There's You're not carrying anything illegal in there, right? You cool if I check real quick to make sure? No. So, you got weed in it? How much you got? 20 lbs? Nope. I'll I'll work with you. If you won't be honest with me, I'll work with you. You don't have 500, do you? Look. >> [snorts] >> Here's the deal. We run into a large quantity of these weed a lot. I'm sure you see it on YouTube, right? You don't? Yeah, we we run into it a lot. We know Oklahoma City is pushing a lot of weed. Okay. Now, if you had 100 lbs of meth, that'd be a problem. Don't tell me you got 100 lbs of meth. Okay. Um Have you already I'll let you call him back. Yeah. Uh have you already gotten stopped tonight? >> No, sir. I haven't. Okay. Are you really going to Memphis? >> Yes. Okay. All right. But your licenses are good? Okay. Come on back here. Let's check them and we'll get you out of here, okay? Let me get my bag. Yeah. I told her that so she wouldn't take off. Take what? Take my stuff out. Yes. Yeah. Yeah, you're good. You're not under arrest or anything. But the only thing I don't understand, why throw it in the back instead of the trunk? Unless you got a trunk full. Um my trunk's full. I can't hear you. >> even know my tags were expired. Yeah. Okay. Um Is Is it just marijuana that's in the car? I can't hear you. >> Yeah. I I can't hear you. >> Yes. Okay. Is the trunk full of weed, too? I've been You're not in handcuffs. I know. You're not in custody. You don't have I know what it is. No. Well, I mean, you know, we got a job to do. Okay? I'm Here's Here's the deal. I'll advise you of your rights and we'll talk and then we'll go from there, okay? Okay. No? Okay. Okay. All right. You have the Come on Come over here. I don't want you to get run over, okay? Everything's audio and video recorded. That's why I keep getting close because I want to be able to hear you, okay? You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be held against you in a court of law. You have the right to speak to an attorney. I'm an attorney present while you're being questioned. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be presented to you in court. Do you Do you understand that? Yes. Okay. If you decide to answer questions, you can stop answering questions at any time except with an attorney. What is that? What? It's my insurance. That's your insurance? Yeah. Why is it red? Cuz they get That's how they do it in Oklahoma. >> I've never seen red insurance. It's right here. It's Oklahoma on there. All right. How much marijuana do you have in the car? You don't know, like really? If it's If it's 200 lbs, it's not I mean, I'm I'll be honest. I don't know. Okay. Is it more than Do you have more than 1 lb of marijuana in there? I don't know. Who put it in there? Do you know him? But you don't want me searching, all right? I mean, I know what it is. >> insurance. She You can't I I obviously know. Here, step back here with him. You will? Yeah. Give me my license right there, will you? What you going to do with that? I'm just going to run the dog. Since If you don't want the dog, you know, are you going to tell me there's weed in there? I mean, I know you have, but You what? It is in there. You do have marijuana in the car? >> Yes, sir. Okay. I just don't want to go to court one day if if you go to jail and get charged and all that, I don't want to go to court and they say, "Oh, you weren't under your rights." Okay. But now you are. Let me check it out. You hang out back here with him. Is this your car? Yeah. I'm not even going to lie. I don't I don't >> Are you How much do you owe on the car? A lot. A lot? Like 50,000? Um I just got it. Um so, I That's why I didn't even know my tags were expired. Okay. All right. So, what I'm going to do is I'm going to take you up to the sheriff's office. DEA agent going to come talk to you. If you want to give them information, that that'll help you. >> Are you going to take me to jail? Where are you going to jail now? I mean, right now you're under arrest for it, okay? Um but depending on how much you can offer. I mean, how many phones you got in the car? I only have my phone. Okay. Let me hold on. Let me hold on to it. >> Can I at least call someone and I will let I will let you call. But we're on the side of the road right now, okay? Um do you have any cash with you? I have a little cash in my purse, but that was That's money that I needed to pay for for rent. Okay. How much do you have? It's not for nothing. It's probably like $600. Oh, okay. Since you're going in my car, you have to be in handcuffs, okay? Can Okay. Can I at least use that money to use it get myself out of jail? >> Yes. Yep. Can I get my purse? >> I will We're We're taking your car up there. Okay. I want my purse. I'm sorry. I'm You're good. You're not making me pay for my car, cuz uh he's going to drive it. Cuz I don't have no one to come get me. He's going to drive it up to the sheriff's office with you. And then then I just pay it and release like that? Well, What are you taking out, right? What? The car? >> That sheet. Yeah, we're taking your weed. How dare you take that from me? I'm sorry if I'm moving a lot, too. You're good. It's just dark. I can't see. It's a double. Do you have anything in your pockets? >> No. I don't I need to check my Okay. Come back Come over here on this side and hang out in the car. So, did you flash your light at me? No. No. I did whenever I stopped you. I turned my lights on. I I know. But I think you seen them on the side of the highway, but I thought the Oh, my spotlight was on. It's been on. We put the seatbelt on you. Huh? My seatbelt is slipping off you. Maybe because my car seat playing, huh? >> [laughter] >> All right. So, who's driving the car? Him? Yeah, he's going to drive it. You okay with that? You don't want me tow it, do you? >> I don't. I rather He can drive me. That's fine. You mind driving it to the sheriff's Yeah. Do you need to follow me or follow you? Okay. They're good? Yep. You have to push it Tell He has to push it to him. I'm on 72 Eastbound with Oklahoma Queen King Charles 584. Queen King Charles 584. It's silver Mercedes. I'm 10-15 with a female. My knowledge is 14213. 14213. I need an incident number for felony 590. Can you also email it to me, please? 190. Chad. Sorry about it. You want me to call Joey? I got another load and it's probably 100 150 lbs. I'm sorry. All right. I'm going to the sheriff's office right now. I got my ride-along going to drive it up to the sheriff's office. No, that's a personal ride. It's a Mercedes. She said she owes a lot on it. Got it. Appreciate it. I have a question. Yeah. So, are y'all really going to let me get my car or is that just something you say? Uh I mean, yes, you're going to be able to get your car. Like, is it going to go into impound though or >> I don't exactly know yet. Like, I I don't I haven't gone through that through all them bags to see what's in there. I don't know how much is in there. I don't know anything. You know what I'm saying? Yeah. Check 46. Marshall 50 will check Oklahoma. Last name Fitzhugh. My last name is Fitzhugh now. F I T Z. I have Fitzhugh. Yeah. Hey, have you ever been arrested before? Yes. For what? Um I had both tickets I didn't pay. Have you ever been uh arrested for delivering marijuana or anything? No, sir. This is my first time ever doing anything like this. Okay. So, this is your first trip ever? Yes. I think I have a big mouth. My life. Are you okay back there? Yeah.