NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Newport News police stopped a man for going slower than the speed limit, and for having a broken side mirror on Monday.
Police officers pulled the driver over at the Travelers Inn Motel in the 6000 block of Jefferson Avenue. Officers smelled marijuana, and the driver, 33-year-old Brad Clark Jr. of the 500 block of 14th Street in Newport News, was detained.
Newport News South Precinct Officers searched his vehicle and found marijuana residue and a significant amount of suspected heroin. They confiscated 150 grams of heroin and said its street value is about $150,000.
Officers also found about $700 in cash in the car.
Clark was driving with a suspended license.
Officers arrested Clark and charged him with possession with intent to distribute a schedule I or II drug, possession of marijuana, driving while revoked, and defective equipment.
Clark is scheduled to appear in court for a preliminary hearing on Wednesday.