Felony Plea Accepted on 119 lb Weed "Bust" in NY

The Post Star Reports:

"Marijuana seizure leads to felony

QUEENSBURY — A Franklin County man who had 116 pounds of marijuana in a vehicle when he was pulled over on the Northway last summer pleaded guilty recently to a felony.

Eric Allen, 29, of Hogansburg, pleaded guilty to second-degree criminal possession of marijuana in connection with a July 30 arrest on the highway in Queensbury.

State Police stopped a vehicle for driving erratically, and determined that Allen, who was driving, did not have a driver’s license.

A search of the vehicle led to the discovery of numerous duffel bags filled with marijuana. Allen and passenger Margaret Arquette, 29, of Hogansburg, were arrested.

Allen agreed to a plea deal that includes 5 years on probation. Charges are still pending against Arquette.

The arrest was one of more an a dozen in Warren and Sarartoga counties where local police intercepted more than1,000 pounds of marijuana that was being transported from the Akwesasne Mohawk Nation, which straddles the U.S.-Canadian border in Franklin County."