Police Seize More than 17 Ounces of Marijuana, 100 Bags of Heroin in Princess Anne Traffic Stop
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PRINCESS ANNE, Md. – The Princess Anne Police Department arrested one following a traffic stop on Thursday night, in which police seized more than 17 ounces of marijuana and several other illicit substances.
Police arrested 21-year-old Shaquan Maddox on charges of possessing narcotics and marijuana with the intent to distribute, two counts of possessing a non-cannabis controlled dangerous substance, and possessing an opiate without a prescription. He was presented to a District Court Commissioner and was subsequently held without bond.
On Sept. 3, at 10:30 p.m., Princess Anne Police conducted a traffic stop on Somerset Avenue near Broad Street after observing a traffic infraction. During the stop, officers reportedly developed probable cause to search the vehicle. A subsequent search resulted in the seizure of the following:
- Approximately 484 grams of suspected marijuana
- Approximately 100 individually packaged bags of suspected heroin
- An unspecified amount of suspected cocaine
- Approximately 45 strips of suspected Suboxone
- A digital scale
- Unidentified pills
- $546 in U.S. currency.
