Charlotte man charged after 152 lb marijuana seizure in Iredell
Iredell County deputies arrested 44-year-old Clarence Edgar Winslow on Harmony Highway on September 16, 2026, seizing about 152 pounds of marijuana and marijuana wax valued at about $225,000. He was charged with trafficking and other drug, firearm and driving offenses and held on secured bonds totaling $202,500.
🇺🇸 Harmony Highway, northern Iredell County, North Carolina · North Carolina, United States
Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell announced the arrest of Clarence Edgar
Winslow, 44, of Avalon Avenue, Charlotte.[1]Lt. C.S. Little stopped the
vehicle Winslow was driving on Harmony Highway in northern Iredell County on
September 16.[1]During the stop deputies observed signs of possible drug
activity and impairment and investigated further.[2]Winslow was taken to the
Iredell County Detention Center and charged withtrafficking, drug, firearm,
paraphernalia, impaired-driving and traffic offenses.[1]
Boxes in the vehicle held approximately 150 pounds of marijuana along with 2.74
pounds of marijuana wax.[1]In total deputies seized approximately 152 pounds
of marijuana and marijuana products.[1][3]The sheriff’s office put the estimated
street value of the marijuana products at about $225,000.[2][3]
Deputies also found a loaded handgun in a backpack, ecstasy pills, an open
alcohol container, more than $5,000 in cash and vacuum-sealed marijuana
packages.[1][3]A magistrate set a $200,000 secured bond on the drug and firearm
charges and another $2,500 on the impaired-driving charge.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Charged
1
Cannabis
69.28 kg
Value (official estimate)
USD 225,000
Agency type
Police, Court
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (69.28 kg)
Activity
Trafficking
Setting
Vehicle
Case stage
Charged
Sources
Iredell Free Newsiredellfreenews.comSheriff: Charlotte man faces drug trafficking charges after ICSO deputies find more than 150 pounds of marijuana in vehicle
WBTVwbtv.com152 pounds of drugs seized, man arrested during Iredell County traffic stop
WHKYwhky.comIredell Deputies Seize 152 Pounds of Marijuana During Traffic Stop
Open questions the AI reported
The submitted WSOC-TV page could not be read because it returned an Error 451 location block, so this report relies on two other accessible reports of the same event.
The reports give no count for the ecstasy pills seized.
No court outcome beyond the charges and bonds is reported.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in WHKY: Boxes in the vehicle held approximately 150 pounds of marijuana along with 2.74 pounds of marijuana wax.
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