Smokin’ some ‘Heavy D’

A UAPD officer was on patrol driving north-bound on Campbell Avenue when he noticed a black car with a headlight out on the driver’s side near Sixth Street on Monday at 9:03 p.m.

The officer waited until his light turned green and then pulled over the car.

As he walked up to the driver’s side window he smelled a strong odor of marijuana. He asked both the driver and passenger where the smell was coming from and they said they didn’t know.

The officer took the driver’s license and insurance, but the driver said he did not have his registration and didn’t know what one looked like.

The driver was identified by a Texas driver’s license. The officer told the driver that there was probable cause to search the car.

Another officer kept an eye on the men who were seated on the curb while another officer searched the car.

The driver was asked if there was anything in the car that could be causing it to smell like marijuana, and he said “all I have is this grinder,” and he took a metal grinder out of a compartment under the steering wheel.

The officer also found the passenger’s backpack behind his seat with a small baggie that had marijuana in it labeled “Heavy D.” The passenger stated, “The guy I bought it from said there was an ounce.”

A notebook and some receipts found, along with the backpack, marijuana and grinder, were all photographed and placed into property as evidence. Both the driver and passenger were cited and released.