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Man arrested during traffic stop for THC

Posted at 9:36 PM, Jan 19, 2018
and last updated 2018-01-19 21:36:28-05

LEE COUNTY, Fla. --- The Lee County Sheriff's Office Highway Unit arresting a man after finding a large sum of cash and marijuana based products in his car. 

Deputies say the driver, Amir Tawfix was driving along I-75 when they stopped his white Volvo. 

While searching his car, Deputies found several boxes containing THC gummies, THC chocolate, bags of THC wax and $44,000.00 in cash. 

THC is a chemical compound found in marijuana. 

Tawfix was place under arrest and charged with marijuana possession, drug possession and drug equipment possession.