Local news in Brief : Buena Park : Oregon Man Arrested on Narcotics Charges
A 32-year-old Oregon man has been arrested on suspicion of possessing 67 pounds of marijuana and a small amount of cocaine after officers were called to his motel room for non-payment of his bill, a police spokesman said Sunday.
Officer Rich McMillen said police were called to the Best Western Motel at 8580 Stanton Ave. at 1 p.m. Saturday by the manager, who told officers that the suspect, Neil Marcell Pine of Coos Bay, Ore., had refused to pay his past-due rent.
The manager also told officers that the suspect might be involved in drugs because there was “a lot of come-and-go traffic” from the motel room, McMillen said.
With Pine’s permission, officers searched the room and found a quarter-ounce of cocaine, McMillen added.
He said the officers then requested that the department’s narcotics-sniffing dog, Chaps, be brought to the motel. With the dog’s help, the officers said they found the 67 pounds of marijuana in the trunk of Pine’s car.
The suspect was being held at the Orange County Jail in lieu of $25,000 bail.
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