BOSTON (WHDH) - A Boston man is facing criminal charges after a Massachusetts State Police gang unit caught him driving around Brockton with ten pounds of marijuana and thousands of dollars in cash, officials said.
Troopers on patrol in the city around 9 p.m. arrested 30-year-old Dennis Correia after an investigation determined that he was illegally involved in the sale of marijuana, according to police.
Correia was said to be driving a rented white Chevrolet Cruze when troopers in an unmarked cruiser observed activity consistent with the beginning of a drug transaction on Oscar Avenue.
As the troopers began to trail Correia, police say he “accelerated to a very high speed” in an attempt to evade them. Correia was later stopped in the area of East Main and East Battles streets when he allegedly made a turn without signaling.
A search of his vehicle yielded 10 one-pound, vacuum-sealed packages of marijuana valued at $40,000 and $9,142 in cash, according to police. The drugs and money were seized as evidence.
Correia is facing a charge of possession of a Class D narcotic with intent to distribute.
It’s not clear when he will be called to court.
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