Lyndhurst PD: Officer Nabs Union City Driver With Pot-Infused Gummies, Candies, More

A Lyndhurst police officer busted a Union City driver with dozens of marijuana-infused candies, gummies and brownies, as well as a bag of pot, authorities said Tuesday.

Fabian Figueroa
Photo Credit: *LYNDHURST PD*

Jerry DeMarco

08/18/2020 5:23 p.m.

Officer Anthony Giaquinto stopped an Infiniti driven by Fabian Figueroa, 41, on Riverside Avenue near Tontine Avenue around 9:45 p.m. Monday for having heavily tinted windows and an expired inspection sticker, Lt. Vincent Auteri said.

Approaching the car, Giaquinto immediately smelled a "strong and distinct" odor of raw pot, Auteri said.

He also spotted clear cylinder containers of pot-infused candies and a bag of marijuana on the passenger-side floor, the lieutenant said.

A search also turned up pot-infused brownies in a foam container, in addition to gummies, he said.

Police released Figueroa after charging him with possession of drugs for sale and possession of drug paraphernalia and issuing him summonses for violations that included having drugs in a motor vehicle.

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