Bastrop, Tx–Bastrop police seized more than five pounds of marijuana early Sunday following a traffic stop near the intersectiion of Austin and Haysel St.
Patrol officer Travis Lucas alleged he stopped a pickup truck after it ran a red light while west bound on Texas 21 about 4 a.m. When he approached the vehicle he could smell burning marijuana and could see a roach, a partially smoked marijuana cigarette, he alleged.
A subsequent search of the truck revealed some 6.5 pounds–almost three kilograms–of marijuana, according to Bastrop Police Chief David Board.
David Martinez, 27, was booked into the
Bastrop County Jail shortly after 5 a.m. July 19, according to jail records. Police said Martinez had both a Bastrop post office box and and Austin street address.
Martinez was released about 1 p.m. Monday after posting $10,000 bail, said a jail spokesman.