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Police: Man charged with numerous drug offenses after traffic stop in Saugus

Police: Man charged with numerous drug offenses after traffic stop in Saugus (Saugus Police Department)
(Saugus Police Department)

SAUGUS, Mass. — Saugus police have arrested a 34-year-old man after a traffic stop near Square One Mall.

Pablo Correa of Saugus has been charged with:

  • Possession with intent to distribute a Class D substance
  • Possession with intent to distribute a Class C substance

Police had observed a suspicious encounter between two people, which looked similar to a hand-to-hand drug deal. Officers conducted a traffic stop on one of the vehicles involved.

The operator, identified as Correa, was pulled over. Police searched his vehicle and seized a significant amount of marijuana, marijuana-THC products, hallucinogenic mushrooms, drug paraphernalia, and hundreds of dollars in cash.

Police estimate the street value of the drugs to be around $15,000.

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