No headlights…an odor of cannabis…and here’s what happens.
From Morris Township Police Chief Mark DiCarlo:
Morris Township Police Officer makes arrest for possession of approximately 1.3 lbs. of marijuana.
On Saturday evening, Dec. 9, 2017, at approximately 8:13 pm, Ptl. Clay Boeninghaus initiated a motor vehicle stop on Emmett Avenue after observing a 2013 Mazda CX5 driving without headlights.
The driver, Luis Gonzalez-Rojas appeared extremely nervous. Ptl. Boeninghaus detected the odor of raw marijuana coming from the interior of the vehicle while speaking to the driver.
A search of the vehicle lead to the discovery of two large heat sealed packages totaling approximately 1.3 lbs. of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
Gonzalez-Rojas, a 23-year-old white male, from Brooklyn, NY, was charged with third degree possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute, a fourth degree possession of marijuana and a disorderly persons offense for possession of drug paraphernalia.
Mr. Gonzalez-Rojas was released on a complaint summons, pending a court date.