Police arrest man with 10 pounds of pot after traffic stop

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Sunday, December 6, 2015
Police arrest man with 10 pounds of pot after traffic stop
The man was stopped near Clay and Thesta streets for a minor traffic violation.

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Fresno police arrested a man Friday after they found about 10 pounds of marijuana in his car.

Authorities say they pulled the car over near Clay and Thesta streets for a minor traffic violation, but after they learned the driver was on probation for drug sales they decided to search the car he was driving

Officers then discovered nine large packages of marijuana and even more in a large container.

The driver was arrested for felony drug charges.