Police: Speeding Driver, 19, Had More Than 30 LSD Tabs, Pot In Newton Stop

A Sussex County traffic stop led to charges for a speeding driver who was found with more than 30 tabs of LSD along with marijuana, authorities said.

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Valerie Musson

10/13/2020 12:11 p.m.

Nicholas Guzman, 19, was pulled over for driving more than 15 mph over the 25 mph speed limit southbound on Main Street in Newton around 12:30 a.m. Saturday, authorities said.

Officers detected the odor of marijuana while speaking with Guzman, and a subsequent search of his vehicle turned up 31 tabs of suspected LSD, less than 50 grams of marijuana and a digital scale, police said.

Guzman, of Somerset, was arrested and charged with possession of CDS (two counts), possession of paraphernalia, possession of CDS in a motor vehicle and speeding.

He is scheduled to appear in court on Oct. 28.

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