Veteran reggae artiste, Denroy Morgan, the patriarch of the reggae music industry’s Morgan clan which includes new star Laza Morgan and the members of reggae group Morgan Heritage, was reportedly arrested on drug charges in the Bronx, New York, yesterday, after the police saw him leaving a Bronx house carrying 25 pounds of ganja. Morgan’s capture reportedly led to the seizure of 310-pounds of marijuana and the arrest of another man caught who was carrying 16 pounds of the drug. According to reports, New York detectives were working on an unrelated case, when they saw Morgan walking out of a building carrying what appeared to be a brick of ganja in shrink-wrap packaging. They followed him, and Morgan’s car was pulled over for running a stop sign. The police said they notice a strong marijuana odor when Morgan rolled-down his window, which led the to the trunk of the vehicle where they reportedly found two large bags filled with 25 pounds of ganja.
Another man, 46 year old Wayne Swavy, was also stopped (for not wearing his seat belt) soon after he left the house, and the police found an additional 16 pounds of ganja in his car. Armed with a warrant, the police then searched the house and found 310-pounds of marijuana there (image below).
Both Morgan and Swaby have been charged with criminal possession of marijuana. Morgan was held in lieu of US$8,000 bail.
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