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RI man busted in OH with 62lbs of pot
If convicted could face up to 9 years behind bars
Updated: Monday, 18 Apr 2011, 8:43 PM EDT
Published : Monday, 18 Apr 2011, 8:43 PM EDT
DAYTON, OH (WPRI) - A Rhode Island man is busted with over 62 pounds of marijuana worth more than $300,000, during a routine traffic stop in Dayton, Ohio.
Police pulled over Andrew J. Caniglia, 50, of Providence, R.I. on April 15th for a moving violation.
A search revealed 62.5 pounds of marijuana inside Caniglia's rented Grand Marquis. At the same time, police pulled over a Volkswagen Jetta.
That driver, Marc A. Zaccaria, 43, of Danielson, Conn., was charged with complicity to possess marijuana, a second-degree felony and possession of criminal tools, a fifth-degree felony.
Caniglia is also charged with possession of marijuana, a second-degree felony, and possession of criminal tools, a fifth-degree felony.
If convicted, Caniglia could face up to nine years in prison and up to a $17,500 fine and Zaccaria could face up to two years and a $5,000 fine.
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