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A speeding driver now faces drug charges after being pulled over on I-40 in Putnam County. The Tennessee Highway Patrol reports that Trooper Murphy clocked a 2014 Mercedes Benz traveling east bound on I-40 at 105 mph through the Cookeville District. Trooper Murphy detected a strong odor of marijuana and Trooper Cobble came to assist in the search of the vehicle, approximately 20lbs marijuana was found.