ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ALABAMA — An Alabama Law Enforcement Agency trooper conducting a routine commercial vehicle inspection on Interstate 20 uncovered 185 pounds of marijuana and arrested the driver after discovering he had an invalid CDL and was in the country illegally.
On March 31, 2026, an ALEA Motor Carrier Safety Unit trooper stopped a tractor near mile marker 143 on I-20 in St. Clair County. During the inspection, the driver handed over an invalid driver’s license. Further investigation identified the driver as Dajun Sun, 57, of Oregon City, Oregon, and determined he was present in the United States illegally. Troopers then found 23 boxes inside the tractor containing approximately 185 pounds of marijuana.
Officers arrested Sun and booked him into the St. Clair County Jail on a $1,500,000 bond. He faces charges of drug trafficking and operating a commercial motor vehicle without a CDL. The investigation remains ongoing.
All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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