A routine traffic stop in Independence leads to a drug arrest of a Wisconsin teenager.

At around 7:15pm Friday, Independence Police officers were on patrol when a vehicle was observed driving at a high rate of speed. During the traffic stop, an officer recognized occupants behaving suspiciously and then noticed the smell of marijuana in the vehicle. Officers searched the vehicle and seized 1.83 pounds of marijuana.

IPD arrested 19-year-old Loyal Crawford of Eau Claire, Wisconsin for distribution of a hallucinogen, possession of paraphernalia, and minor traffic violations.