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Gun, Marijuana Seized In Severn Traffic Stop: Police

A Severn man was arrested by police on drug and weapons charges after police stopped his vehicle and found marijuana in it, officials said.

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A Severn man was arrested Wednesday by Anne Arundel County Police on drug and weapons charges after police stopped his vehicle and found marijuana in it.
A Severn man was arrested Wednesday by Anne Arundel County Police on drug and weapons charges after police stopped his vehicle and found marijuana in it. (Jacob Baumgart/Patch)

ODENTON, MD — An Odenton man faces drug and weapons charges after a traffic stop in Severn early Wednesday, according to Anne Arundel County Police.

About 1:15 a.m., officers stopped a vehicle in the area of Jacobs Meadow Drive and Jacobs Road in Severn. A probable cause search of the vehicle was done, during which officers found a loaded non-serialized semi-automatic handgun and 123 grams of suspected marijuana.

The driver — Tahj Elijah Rojas, 24 — was arrested and charged accordingly, police said.

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Gun and drugs seized in an Odenton traffic stop. Courtesy of Anne Arundel County Police

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