HALIFAX, N.C. (WNCN) — A five-day drug smuggling crackdown on Interstate 95 in two North Carolina counties led to seven arrests, 55 pounds seized of illegal narcotics including marijuana to cocaine, $230,339 in cash and one illegal gun, officials said. The crackdown started Monday, focusing on I-95 in Halifax and Northampton counties, according to a Saturday news release from the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office. Photo: $1.2 million in cocaine seized in Guilford County drug bust The Halifax County Sheriff’s Office never hosted an event of this size specifically targeting drugs on Interstate 95, the release said. The Northampton County Sheriff’s Office and Roanoke Rapids Police Department joined the crackdown. Between the three agencies, there were an average of 10 to 12 officers patrolling I-95 each day from the Virginia State Line to the Halifax/Nash county line. Drugs seized during the I-95 crackdown. Photo courtesy: Halifax County Sheriff’s Office. Within two hours of starting on Monday, a Dodge Ram truck was stopped for speeding on I-95 southbound near the 155-mile marker, the news release said. Omar Alzokari of Hamtramck Michigan was driving the Ram truck, officials said. "Agents determined criminal activity may be afoot and a K-9 sniff was conducted that led to a search," deputies said in the news release. Drugs and cash seized during the 5-day I-95 crackdown. Photos courtesy: Halifax County Sheriff’s Office. The search found around 28.5 pounds of illegal narcotics and $110,930 in U.S. Currency, according to deputies. Alzokari was arrested and charged with numerous drug-related crimes cited for speeding, officials said. "The Halifax County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank the Northampton County Sheriff’s Office and Roanoke Rapids Police Department for participating in the operation," the news release said. ...read more read less