Police: Manhattan Man Crashes Car, Troopers Find 3 Pounds of Marijuana Inside

A Manhattan man faces felony drug charges after state troopers found more than three pounds of marijuana and dozens of narcotic pills inside his car following a crash on the Northern State Parkway in Dix Hills Wednesday afternoon, police said.

According to police, Rehan Khan, 24, was high on drugs when he lost control of his Toyota Sequoia and the vehicle struck a concrete barrier on the westbound side of the parkway before it rolled over near the Route 231 exit at about 3:30 p.m.

Khan was taken to Huntington Hospital for non-life threatening injuries. While securing Khan’s vehicle, troopers detected a strong odor of marijuana, police said. Inside the vehicle, troopers recovered more than 3 pounds of marijuana, 1/4-ounce of concentrated cannabis, 58 narcotic pills and drug paraphernalia, police said.

Khan was arrested and charged with felony counts of second degree criminal possession of marijuana and fifth degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. He also faces several misdemeanor charges for possessing drug paraphernalia and driving while ability impaired by drugs, police said. Khan was held at Huntington Hospital for observation.

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