Crime & Safety
More Than A Pound Of Marijuana Found During Westlake Traffic Stop
Police said the marijuana was in both raw, plant form and in edibles, food laced with marijuana.
WESTLAKE, OH — More than a pound of marijuana was found in a car stopped by Westlake Police on Tuesday.
At 11 a.m., officers saw a car leaving the Red Roof Inn on Clemens. The vehicle committed a traffic violation and was stopped, police said.
The driver, a 31-year-old from Michigan, was carrying a large pocket knife and smelled strongly of marijuana. Officers investigated the man's car.
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Inside the vehicle, there was more than a pound of marijuana — in both edible form and plant form, police said. Officers also found drug paraphernalia in the vehicle.
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The Michigan man is being charged with felony possession of marijuana, criminal tools, drug paraphernalia and carrying various weapons.
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