BELVIDERE, Ill. (WTVO) — Belvidere Police announced the arrest of a Poplar Grove man, Joshua Salgado, 23, after officers discovered nearly a pound of marijuana, a quantity of cannibas vape pens, and handgun ammunition during a traffic stop.

Authorities say Salgado's arrest came after officers stopped a maroon Honda Accord around 3:35 p.m. Thursday, in the area of Appleton Road and the Route 20 bypass.

Police said the stop resulted in the seizure of 439 grams of cannabis, 63 cannabis vape pens, which contained 126 grams of cannabis, and 31 rounds of ammunition.

Salgado was booked into the Boone County Jail and held without bond.

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