A California woman stopped in Salt Lake County with 162 pounds of marijuana in her vehicle last year has been sentenced to 18 months of probation with no jail time.
Deborah K. Schlosser, 57, was charged with second-degree felony possession of a controlled substance and class C misdemeanor improper lane change.
She pleaded guilty in 3rd District Court to a lesser third-degree felony count of attempted possession of a controlled substance and the misdemeanor was dismissed.
Based on Schlosser's otherwise clean record, Judge Deno Himonas last month suspended a potential prison term of up to five years in favor of probation, which includes a $9,275 fine, 100 hours of community and obtaining a substance-abuse evaluation.
Court records show that Schlosser, of Ukiah, Calif., spent one night in the Salt Lake County jail after being arrested Jan. 24, 2009.
A Utah Highway Patrol trooper stopped Schlosser as she was driving eastbound on Interstate 80 because she was swerving.
The trooper, who was working with a dog, asked Schlosser if he could search her Toyota Tundra after the dog indicated drugs might be aboard.
The officer discovered a handful of large duffel bags full of pot, with an estimated street value of $600,000. Police also confiscated $868 in cash, according to court records.
Prior to her arrest, Schlosser told the trooper she was driving from California to Minnesota to visit friends.
