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Like a rolling stoned: cyclist toting 23 pounds of marijuana arrested in South Pasadena
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Night riding without a front headlamp and rear reflector will get a bicyclist pulled over in South Pasadena. Carrying 23 pounds of marijuana in an Igloo water cooler while night riding without a front headlamp and rear reflector will get a bicyclist arrested.
South Pasadena Police officers on a burglary suppression assignment stopped a bicyclist around 2:30 am on Thursday for vehicle code violations and discovered the suspect in possession of an estimated $23,000 worth of marijuana.
Identified as San Gabriel resident Marco Solis, the 53-year-old suspect was also found to be on felony probation for narcotics.
Solis was arrested and booked into the Pasadena City Jail. He is being held on $50,000.00 bail for charges related to possessing and transporting marijuana for sale.
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