California man arrested with more than 200 pounds of marijuana in Dagsboro, police say
Josephine PetersonA California man was arrested in Dagsboro on Sunday after police seized more than 200 pounds of marijuana and more than $277,000 in a traffic stop, police said.
The 57-year-old was pulled over on Du Pont Boulevard for a suspended California license plate, Delaware State Police said.
A Dagsboro officer approached the pickup where Charles Mulvihill from Ukiah, California, did not have a valid license or proof on insurance. The truck was supposed to have a breath alcohol ignition interlock device, which requires the driver to breathe into a mouthpiece before the ignition starts, but it did not, state police said.
Police searched the pickup and found the following:
- Oxycodone pills.
- An electronic money counter.
- Several ledgers.
- $1,000 in cash under the dashboard.
- Six large duffel bags.
The duffel bags under a tarp contained 98 vacuum-sealed bags of 212 pounds of marijuana, state police said.
Mulvihill was arrested and police continued to search the truck. They found a large, military-style ammunition box welded to the undercarriage of the truck. Inside, police counted $276,570 in cash.
The California man was sent to the Sussex Correctional Institution in lieu of $81,701 secured bail. Mulvihill was charged with:
- Possession of a controlled substance in a Tier 5 quantity.
- Possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance.
- Possession of a controlled substance without a prescription.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia.
- Driving without a valid license.
- No proof of insurance.
- Driving without an interlock device.
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