Nearly $1M dumped on side of road during CHP chase

LOS BANOS, Calif. (AP) The California Highway Patrol says nearly $1 million in cash was dumped on a Central California road during a chase that ended with the arrests of two men, who apparently planned to buy marijuana with the money.

The CHP says it began Friday evening when an officer tried to pull over one of three SUVs traveling on Interstate 5 in Merced County.

During the chase, the driver of one SUV stopped, dumped two cardboard boxes and took off.

The CHP says two drivers eventually were captured but the third one got away. Authorities say the boxes contained $915,000 in cash.