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Police: Traffic stop leads to marijuana bust

MELBOURNE, Fla. — A traffic stop for illegal tint led West Melbourne police to a stash of marijuana.

Officers pulled over a BMW on I-95 near Palm Bay Road just before midnight Thursday.

They searched the car and found a trash bag stuffed with smaller zip lock bags of marijuana.

Officers said there was a total of 24 pounds of marijuana.

They said the driver and a passenger were headed from Miami to Jacksonville. Both are facing multiple felony drug charges.

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