Police: Westport K-9 Finds Drugs, Grinder In Darien Man's Car

WESTPORT, Conn. — A Darien driver faces drug charges after he was stopped by Westport Police Saturday night on Post Road East, police said.

Mark Smeland
Photo Credit: *Westport Police Department*

Meredith Guinness

05/09/2017 5:00 a.m.

Mark Smeland, 23, of Oak Crest, was charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia after K-9 Atlas detected about 16 grams of marijuana in a backpack in his car, police said.

Officers also found a grinder, police said.

Smeland was held on a $500 bond and is scheduled to appear at Norwalk Superior Court on May 17, police said.

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