A couple of things to keep in mind while taking part in a drug caravan running a hundred pounds of grass cross-country: One, driving at excessive speeds may attract the attention of law enforcement officers—these are the people you generally want to avoid. Number two: while tempting, it's probably ill-advised to keep some of that sweet herb next to you in the front seat. Such was the discovery made by a Nebraska state trooper who pulled over 42-year-old Long Islander Victoria Gregory for speeding on Interstate 80 Tuesday. The driver of a second car, 27-year-old Lonnie Walker, of Florida, was also pulled over, and according to Newsday the trooper became suspicious when he smelled marijuana in the second vehicle and saw a small amount of it on the front seat. A canine unit was called to the scene, and police say three "bales" of marijuana weighing 116 pounds were found in Gregory's trunk. Police believe the weed was headed from Phoenix to New York; now it's just going to that great gravity bong in the sky. more ›

The Smoking Gun kicks off the start of the baseball season with this video from Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain's DUI arrest in his home state of Nebraska last fall. Pulled over for speeding, Chamberlain tells a cop, "I came from Florida, and obviously I play for the Yankees." The Nebraska State Trooper asked Chamberlain, whose breath allegedly smelled of alcohol (there was an open container of Crown Royal in the passenger seat), about New York, to which Joba replied, "opening a door and saying please and thank you" doesn't happen in the Big Apple and drivers tend to cut you off, "They might hit you. It's a joke." And he also revealed he once met Yogi Berra in the locker room, "I go, 'Yogi, what the fuck are you doing here?" with Berra replying, "You know what? It's too cold for my old ass to be here." After the arrest, Chamberlain apologized to fans, "I intend to properly resolve this situation, and do not intend to be in such a situation again. My goal is to focus on pitching for the Yankees in the 2009 season." more ›

Yankee phenom Joba Chamberlain was arrested and charged with a DUI in his home state of Nebraska early Saturday morning. Chamberlain was pulled over at 1 a.m Saturday on US 77 near Lincoln, the town which he hails from as well as the home to his glory days as a star pitcher for the University of Nebraska. more ›