MORRISTOWN (WATE) – A traffic stop in Morristown Tuesday night led to the discovery of a large amount of marijuana and $4,000 in cash.
Jesus Ramirez Pacheco, 19, is charged with running a stop sign, sale and delivery of a Schedule VI drug; unlawful drug paraphernalia; driving while license cancelled, suspended or revoked; violation of financial responsibility law; and violation of the Drug Free School Zone Act.
Morristown police say they saw Pacheco’s Lincoln Town Car run a stop sign near Brown Avenue and pulled him over. He refused to allow officers to search the vehicle, but after detecting the odor of marijuana, a drug-detecting K9 was called in. Officers found the marijuana plus drug scales, plastic baggies and $3,931 in cash.
Pacheco is being held at the Hamblen County Jail on $40,000 bond. Arraignment is set for Friday morning.
