Tampa Bay Criminal Defense Lawyer - marijuana bust

By Nicholas Dorsten, Esq.

Another marijuana bust, article from the St. Pete Times website...

ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA — Police have arrested three men on charges of possession of more than 9 pounds of marijuana.

The three men, 29,31, and 30, are accused of possessing marijuana with intent to distribute.

Police said they watched the men leave one of the men's home, located in St. Petersburg, in a 2000 Chevy Impala and a rented 2011 Ford Fusion. At about 2 p.m., the men were arrested during traffic stops at 16th Street and 21st Avenue S in St. Petersburg and at 7348 U.S. 19 N in Pinellas Park.

In the Ford Fusion, police found a backpack with seven of nine gallon-size zip-close bags holding marijuana. The rest of the marijuana was in the Impala with the other man.

The street value of the marijuana found in the cars is $10,000, police said. Police also seized $4,488 in cash, which they may try to show as evidence that the men were possessing marijuana with the intent to sell.

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