Crime & Safety

Man Arrested For Transporting 5 Pounds Of Pot: Nassau Police

Police say the man was pulled over for a routine traffic stop when officers found the drugs in his car.

A Lindenhurst man was arrested on Sunday after police say they found five pounds of marijuana in his car during a traffic stop in Merrick.

According to police, officers pulled over a car on Merrick Road and Lincoln Boulevard at 8:45 p.m. When officers approached the car, police say they saw drug paraphernallia on the floor in by the front passenger seat.

Police also say they found a box with five pounds of marijuana in the car. Police say the driver, Frank Luca, 28, of South Broadway, was also in possession of 151 Tetrahydrocannabinol cartridges.

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Luca was arrested without incident and charged with fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, second-degree criminal possession of marijuana, three counts of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and multiple vehicle and traffic law violations. He is scheduled to be arraigned in First District Court in Hempstead on Monday.

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