Expired Inspection Sticker Leads To Hashish Bust In Brookline

BROOKLINE (CBS) - A traffic stop over an expired inspection sticker ended in a large drug bust Friday in Brookline.

Brookline police officers say they found evidence of marijuana in a car they pulled over around 4:20 p.m. on Friday.

The stop took place near 224 Washington Street, which is only about 300 yards away from the police station on the same street.

A follow-up search of the car turned up more than a pound of hashish with an estimated street value of over $10,000, according to police.

Officers also recovered a loaded ammunition magazine with nine .9 mm bullets, along with $1,900. in cash.

The suspect, Michael Simeone, 23, of Mansfield faces drug dealing and ammunition possession charges.