Original Blog Entry: Man arrested after 30 pounds of marijuana found in Hampton motel room

truesee — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 01:41:23 GMT

Man arrested after 30 pounds of marijuana found in Hampton motel room

26-year-old Isaac Leon Lipkins

WTKR-TV3

12:24 p.m. EDT, September 30, 2011

Hampton police have made an arrest after finding more than 30 pounds of marijuana in a Hampton motel room.

Thursday, September 29, at 10:44 a.m., Hampton police received a call from an employee at the Best Western located in the 1800 block of West Mercury Boulevard in reference to an odor of marijuana coming from one of their motel rooms.

When officers arrived, they noticed a strong odor of marijuana coming from the room. The officers contacted the Special Investigations Unit and a search was conducted in the motel room.

Police found 30 pounds of marijuana, digital scales, packaging materials, cell phones, and $5,483 in U.S. currency.

Police also searched the suspect's home in the 1000 block of Jonquil Lane where an additional pound of marijuana was recovered, as well as a firearm and $1000 in U.S. currency.

Police arrested 26-year-old Isaac Leon Lipkins, of the 1000 block of Jonquil Lane in Hampton.

Lipkins was charged with one count of Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute, one count of Possession of a Firearm while in Possession of more than a Pound of Marijuana, and one count of Conspiracy to Violate the Drug Control Act.

He is currently in custody at the Hampton City Jail.

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