BAY MINETTE, Ala. — The Baldwin County Drug Task Force arrested three alleged drug dealers over the weekend, seized about 30 pounds of high-grade marijuana valued at $105,000, and confiscated a vehicle and $5,000 in cash, according to Sheriff Huey “Hoss” Mack.

The arrests resulted from a lengthy investigation of a “substantial pot smuggling and sale operation,” and more arrests are expected, Mack said.

Arrested were:

• David Boutte, 33, of Crescent Way, San Francisco, Calif., charged with trafficking marijuana and placed on a $1 million bail.

• Paul Amorde, 35, of Baywalk Court, Gulf Shores, charged with trafficking marijuana and placed on a $1 million bail.

• Aaron Stoecker, 25, of Meadow Lane, Silverhill, charged with attempting to commit a controlled substance crime and placed on a $5,000 bail.

At noon Saturday, deputies stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation on State Road 59 in Loxley. When the driver refused to give consent to search the vehicle, a Loxley Police Department drug-detection dog was utilized and gave a positive response for drugs in the vehicle.

Deputies found about three pounds in the trunk. The driver, Amorde, and Boutte, a passenger, were arrested.

The task force later searched Amorde’s residence and found 27 pounds of marijuana, Mack said.

Stoecker was arrested Sunday in Robertsdale when he attempted to purchase three pounds of marijuana from an undercover deputy, Mack said.

Mack said investigators are working with California officials and additional arrests are anticipated.

The marijuana was described as hydroponic pot grown in the Northwest for transportation to the Gulf Coast.

“This is extremely high quality and sells for a lot,” Mack said Tuesday. “Pot is one of the most prevalent drugs and is a substantial drug problem in Baldwin County.”