New Carollton Police Find $1.3 Million Worth Of Pot In 72-Year-Old's Car

NEW CARROLLTON, Md. -- New Carrollton police said they found more than $1 million worth of marijuana in the trunk of a car driven by a senior citizen on Tuesday night.

The seizure, one of the largest in recent memory in the region, was accomplished by the 12-member New Carrolton Police Department.

Police responded to a fender bender in the parking lot of a convenience store on Annapolis Road.
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The 72-year-old man who had allegedly hit a convenience store clerk's car did not have a driver's license, police said.

Chief David Rice said officers discovered the drugs when they went to impound the silver Toyota Camry.

"Before we impounded it, the officers had asked the individual if he needed to get anything out of the vehicle," he said.

The officer grabbed the other duffel bag out of the car for the man.

"He put it on the ground, at which time the officer was like, 'Hold it,'" Rice said. "'This smell, the feel of this is just not right.'"

Police called a canine unit, Kuhzaan, to the scene. The dog signaled to his trainer that he detected drugs, police said.

Upon opening the large duffel bags, police said they discovered 146 pounds of marijuana with an estimated street value of $1.3 million.

Police said they took the man into custody.

Police said they believe the drugs were just one part of a shipment. One of the eight bales officers found was numbered 199, police said.

Rice said a van that was following the Camry sped off when police arrived. Investigators said they believe the van may have been filled with the rest of a drug shipment.