DOVER, Del. - Two teens are facing drug charges after a routine traffic stop in Dover.
Dover police report officers spotting a silver sedan driving south on Bay Road Thursday evening after 8:30 p.m. with one of its headlights out.
When officers stopped the car, they reportedly detected a strong door of marijuana coming from the vehicle.
A search of the vehicle led to the discovery of a loaded handgun that had been previously reported stolen, 53 grams of marijuana, a digital scale, and packaging materials, according to police.
Lamar Howard, 17, and Sadique Ingram, 19, were both taken into custody without incident.
Howard was charged with the following offenses:
- Possession of a firearm during commission of felony
- Two counts of possession of a firearm by person prohibited
- Possession with intent to deliver marijuana
- Receiving stolen firearm
- Second-degree conspiracy
- Drug paraphernalia
Bond information was not immediately available.
Ingram was released after being charged with the following offenses:
- Possession of marijuana
- Drug paraphernalia
