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Police find more than a pound of marijuana during traffic stop

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LINCOLNTON, NC (WBTV) -

The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office narcotics investigators executed a search warrant at an apartment in Lincolnton Sunday night where they seized 466 grams of marijuana.

Travis Sentell Goode, 26, was not at home during the search of the residence but narcotics investigators and Lincolnton Police located him Wednesday in a vehicle on Maiden Highway near Leisure Trail and executed a traffic stop, according to a news release from the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office.

Goode was found inside the vehicle along with another one pound-ten ounces of marijuana.  Narcotics Lt. Jason Reid estimated the total street value of the marijuana seized at between $1,800 and $3,600 depending on how it would have been sold.

Goode was charged with two felony counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Manufacture Schedule VI and one felony count each of Possession of a Firearm by a Felon, Possession of Marijuana Exceeding ½ ounce and Maintaining a Dwelling/Vehicle for a Controlled Substance.

Goode was placed in the Harven A. Crouse Detention Center under a $75,000 secured bond.

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