Crime & Safety
Westport Man Found With Bags of Marijuana, Arrested
The arresting officer found a jar of loose marijuana, 14 individual glassine baggies of marijuana and paraphernalia in the suspect's possession, police said.
While investigating a motor vehicle accident on Tuesday a Westport police officer located marijuana residue throughout the entire vehicle, and the officer could smell marijuana within the vehicle, police said.
The driver, 21-year-old Ian Parker, of Westport, told officers that he had marijuana in his backpack, according to the police report.
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The officer found a jar of loose marijuana, 14 individual bags of marijuana and paraphernalia in the bag, police said.
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Parker was taken into custody and charged with sale of narcotics and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to the arrest report.
A $2,500 bond was initially set, but it was later dropped to a promise to appear in Norwalk Superior Court on Nov. 30.
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