WESTFIELD (WWLP) – A man from New York was arrested Tuesday night after speeding on the Massachusetts Turnpike in Westfield, and being in possession of cocaine.
According to Mass. State Police, around 10:05 p.m. Tuesday, Trooper Andrew Cornell of the Charlton Barracks stopped a Mitsubishi Outlander on Interstate 90 Westbound for speeding.
After an investigation, Trooper Cornell arrested the driver, 35-year-old Ammar K. Brown of Schenectady, New York, for being in possession of 2,000 grams of cocaine.
Brown was charged with Trafficking in Cocaine and Mass Pike Speeding Over Posted Limit. Brown was brought to the Westfield Barracks for booking, and was held on $50,000 bail. He was arraignment Wednesday morning in Westfield District Court.
Trooper Cornell was assisted by Sergeant Todd Renaud in the arrest.
