Traffic stops, sagging pants lead to marijuana charges [The Moultrie Observer, Ga.]
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A second officer searched Hall's pocket and found a bag of green leafy substance, police said, after which he conducted a more thorough search and found more of the substance in a backpack that Hall was carrying.
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--A passenger was charged during a Saturday morning traffic stop on
Two officers stopped a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu about
Dawson, a passenger in the vehicle, said they'd been smoking marijuana earlier when the officer asked about the smell. He gave consent to search his person; no contraband was found, police said.
The officer searched the car and found a cigarette box with a small piece of clear plastic bag and a green, leafy substance, the report said; he also found a rolled marijuana cigarette between the front seat passenger door and the front passenger seat where Dawson had been sitting.
--The same two officers (presumably working their next shift) stopped a 1999 Nissan Sentra on
During the stop, one of the officers noted an open beer in the center console; the driver said it was there from the previous day. The officer said he also saw a clear plastic bag and a cigarillo package in the car. The other officer asked her for consent to search the car, which she gave.
During this search, the officer found a white foam cup with a pink liquid that the driver identified as "hunch punch," which police said is mixed alcoholic beverage. The search also found a 1-by-1 bag containing a green, leafy substance.
During this same time, the other officer ran the car's tag and the driver's license number, and the car came back as not having valid insurance coverage.
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When the deputy confronted the students, they admitted smoking marijuana at a park before coming to school. The deputy asked for permission to search the car, which they gave, and in the glove box he found a small plastic bag with a green, leafy substance, he reported.
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