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Traffic Stop Leads To 39-Pound Pot Bust

2010_10_weed.jpg On Friday night, a Westchester County Police officer pulled over a 2010 Dodge Avenger for a traffic violation on the Cross County Expressway. When the cop approached the vehicle, "he detected a strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle" and called for another cop and a drug-sniffing dog. Sal, the narcotic detection canine, thought there were drugs and cops found 39.5 pounds of marijuana in the car's trunk. NJ resident Barringto Hylton, 30, was charged with criminal possession of marijuana in the first degree and, since his 2-year-old and 4-year-old kids were also in the car, endangering the welfare of a child.

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  • Streetsmartz

    Legalize it already!

  • OSN!

    I'd like to see a mugshot of this Barringto[n] Hylton character....if that is his real name.

  • Petey

    Just follow the underlined link in the article. Are you surprised?

  • Noreaster76

    (singing) You got to legalize it...

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