2,784 pounds of marijuana found

ST. CLAIR, Mo. -- Two Michigan men face federal charges after more than a ton of baled marijuana was found concealed on their truck.

Alonzo H. Golston, 54, and Charles L. Rucker, 38, both of Detroit, were arrested on federal drug trafficking charges Friday by troopers at a Missouri State Highway Patrol weigh station in St. Clair, about 45 miles west of St. Louis, the patrol said Monday.

Officers first noticed a broken spring on the truck's suspension system, a spokesman said. They became suspicious after talking with the men and reviewing their records. A search discovered 2,784 pounds of marijuana hidden within the truck's load of overhead garage door components, the patrol said.