Crime & Safety

Police: Rhode Island Man Nabbed With $85K Worth of Pot

Tron Grifith, 21, is charged with second-degree criminal possession of marijuana.

A 21-year-old Rhode Island man faces drug possession charges after police say he was caught with more than six pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop on Westchester Avenue.

Tron Griffith, of 121 Gaulin Avenue, Woonsocket, was arrested following a traffic stop. Police report smelling marijuana inside Griffith's vehicle before spotting six large bags of marijuana on the floor and backseat.

The estimated value of the marijuana is about $85,000, according to police.

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Police charged Tron with second-degree criminal possession of marijuana. He was released on $2,000 cash bail and is due in Harrison Town Court on Sept. 20, 2011.


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