Police: Man charged with numerous drug offenses after traffic stop in Saugus
Saugus police have arrested a 34-year-old man after a traffic stop near Square One Mall.
Pablo Correa of Saugus has been charged with:
Possession with intent to distribute a Class D substance
Possession with intent to distribute a Class C substance
Police had observed a suspicious encounter between two people, which looked similar to a hand-to-hand drug deal. Officers conducted a traffic stop on one of the vehicles involved.
The operator, identified as Correa, was pulled over. Police searched his vehicle and seized a significant amount of marijuana, marijuana-THC products, hallucinogenic mushrooms, drug paraphernalia, and hundreds of dollars in cash.
Police estimate the street value of the drugs to be around $15,000.
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