Campbell police seize pound of suspected marijuana

CAMPBELL

Police arrested a 36-year-old Youngstown man Tuesday evening after finding one pound of suspected marijuana, worth about $1,000, in a gallon-size plastic bag in the back seat of his car.

Officer Eric Manning pulled over Spencer Pagan, of Compton Lane, at about 4:45 p.m. on McCartney Road for having several objects hanging from the rear view mirror and obstructing his view.

When Manning approached the car, he smelled unburned marijuana. Police then searched the car, finding the suspected marijuana and $823 in cash.

Pagan faces an arraignment Friday in Campbell Municipal Court.

In both 2003 and 2011, Pagan was cited for drug trafficking, while in 2011, he and his father, Spencer Pagan Sr., were charged with operating a private club on the South Side without a proper liquor license.