SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A man from Playa Del Carmen, Mexico, was arrested on October 14 during a traffic stop in Saratoga Springs for allegedly possessing 18 pounds of controlled substances. New York State Police said Joseph R. Warren, 43, is facing multiple charges.

Charges • First-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance • Second-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance • Third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance • Vehicle and traffic violations

State Police said they stopped a car on the Northway around 6:25 p.m. for traffic violations. The driver was identified as Warren, and with the help of K9 J, law enforcement seized several vacuum-sealed bags in the car.

Troopers said 16 pounds of the substances found in the vacuum-sea

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