Carson City sheriff's SET team arrests two with more than 10 pounds of marijuana
A traffic stop Thursday night led the Carson City Sheriff’s Office Special Enforcement Team to more than 10 pounds of marijuana and the arrests of two people.
Arrested were Derek Peterson, 24, and Maile Daugherty, 20, both of Carson City. Each face felony charges of possession of more than an ounce of marijuana and trafficking marijuana. Peterson also faces misdemeanor charges of possession of drug paraphernalia and speeding. His bail amount is $23,699. Daugherty's bail amount was set at $22,500.
The marijuana, just over 10 pounds of it, came from northern California and was to be distributed in Carson City to local drug dealers, according to Lt. Brian Humphrey who oversees the Special Enforcement Team, which targets drug operations in Carson City. It has a street value of around $20,000, he said.
Sheriff’s deputies made a traffic stop at Fairview and Saliman on the vehicle Thursday night, 8:25 p.m., after they found it speeding. Officers detected an odor of marijuana. A drug sniffing K9, Rex, did a sniff of the vehicle and alerted positive. Officers conducted a search and found the marijuana. Peterson had told them he had a medical marijuana card that allowed for a limited amount of marijuana.
While marijuana laws have changed in Nevada, there are proper uses for medical marijuana there are legal means developed in the state for medical marijuana card holders to get marijuana, said Humphrey. Transporting large amounts of marijuana is a criminal activity.
“Marijuana found like this doesn’t make its way to medical marijuana users, but into the community and to our schools and our school children,” said Humphrey. “It is not just meth and heroin and prescription pills SET is looking for but the illegal use of marijuana in the community outside of what the law allows. Having 10 pounds of this stuff is far beyond what the law allows for medical marijuana.”
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