A man was arrested on Monday after Pennsylvania State Police allege he was found with a large amount of suspected drugs.
Yanwei Wang, 34, Brooklyn in New York City, has been charged with manufacture, delivery or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver; possession of a controlled substance; use/possession of paraphernalia; and speeding.
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A trooper was sitting along southbound I-95 in Bristol Township Monday evening when he spotted a Toyota Sienna with a New York plate going above the speed limit. The trooper pulled the minivan over, state police said.
Wang reportedly told the trooper he was traveling to Philadelphia from New York City to see his uncle, but he appeared to be nervous.
State police said the trooper spotted four extra large duffle bags in the rear of the minivan. Wang allegedly said the bags had clothes and shoes, but later revised that and stated he had no idea what was in the bags.
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A state police K-9 unit responded to the scene and hit on the scent of drugs on the vehicle, court papers stated.
A search of the vehicle yielded 197 individual vacuum sealed bags of suspected marijuana that had about one pound of the substance in each, state police said.
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In addition, troopers said three smartphones were found.
Wang was arraigned by an on-call district judge late Monday night and jailed on 10 percent of $450,000 bail.
Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.
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