Ferndale Police Arrest Men With 15 Pounds of Marijuana

Ferndale Police have arrested two men who reportedly had a package in their car containing 15 pounds of marijuana.

Around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, police acted on a citizen’s tip that a suspicious package was dropped off by a FedEx truck and picked up a short time later by people in a car.

The caller said that this suspicious activity occurred repeatedly over past months, according to a news release from Ferndale Police. The resident believed drug activity was taking place.

Police responded to the complaint and an officer spotted the suspect vehicle driving away from the area. Officers stopped the vehicle on Woodward south of Eight Mile.

Officers immediately smelled marijuana from inside of the car, the report states, and they arrested the driver for a small amount of marijuana that was in a cup-like ashtray in the car. The passenger was arrested on an outstanding warrant.

A Hazel Park Police K‐9 unit assisted and the dog indicated the package in the vehicle might contain drugs, according to the report. Police obtained a search warrant and examined the contents of the box and found that it contained approximately 15 pounds of marijuana.

During the booking procedure, police found one of the men also had marijuana hidden in his clothing, according to the report.

Regarding the 15 lbs of marijuana, the case is still under investigation and no warrants have been issued at this time, the report states.

Anybody with information regarding this case should call Ferndale Police at 248-541-3650 or Crimestoppers for a possible reward.