AUSTIN MAN CHARGED WITH DRUG, MARIJUANA POSSESSION

  

An Austin man was arrested by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday on drug and marijuana charges.

Christopher Emmanuel Silva
Martinez
(Washington Co. Jail)

Shortly after 3 a.m., Sergeant Adam Zavala conducted a traffic stop for speeding in the 10600 block of Highway 290 East.

The sheriff’s office reported detecting drug paraphernalia and an odor of marijuana upon making contact, so it conducted a search of the vehicle.

A passenger, identified as 18-year-old Christopher Emmanuel Silva-Martinez, was taken into custody and transported to the Washington County Jail for booking.  Silva-Martinez was charged with Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Possession of Marijuana Under 2oz. and Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 2, Less Than a Gram.

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