Pot Found in Car with Kids

A traffic stop leads to drug and child endangerment charges for a Salina man.

Police arrested 21-year-old Macio Domingo Palacio on Tuesday evening after an officer pulled him over in the 600 block of Viemont for driving a car without a seat belt on.

The officer noticed a strong odor of marijuana coming from inside the vehicle and a search revealed several packages of pot plus drug paraphernalia.

Police confiscated 35-grams of pot.

Two children, a 9-year-old boy and a 1-year-old boy were also in the car and released to a guardian.

Palacio is now facing multiple charges including possession of marijuana with intent to sell plus child endangerment.