Early morning traffic stop leads to drug seizure

By Brock Ormond

BELLEVILLE – A seemingly routine traffic stop turned into a drug seizure for Belleville Police early Thursday morning.

At 1 a.m., an officer stopped a vehicle on Station Street. The officer noticed a can of beer between the feet of the passenger in the front seat and conducted a further search. The search led to the seizure of approximately seven grams of marijuana.

The three adults in the vehicle were cautioned and released with no pending charges.