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Baltimore Man Arrested After Drugs, Gun Found In Car

BROOKLYN, Md. (WJZ) -- A Baltimore man was arrested Tuesday night after police found drugs, a gun and over $2,000 in cash in the vehicle he was driving.

Police stopped Andre Lamar Arthur, 30, in the 5500 block of Ritchie Highway in Brooklyn for a moving violation and safety equipment violation. Arthur reportedly agreed to let police search the vehicle.

During the search, police reportedly found 10 5-milligram oxycodone pills, 56 grams of marijuana, a .22 caliber Chiappa rifle with a 26-round magazine inserted and more than $2,400 in cash.

Arthur was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana, possession with intent to deliver oxycodone, firearm/drug trafficking, controlled dangerous substance distribution with a firearm and firearm use in a felony.

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