Police: Tenn. man arrested at Murray shopping center with over 5 lbs of pot | Crime

MURRAY, KY (KFVS) - A Tennessee man was charged Tuesday with trafficking marijuana after an investigation by the Murray Police Department, the Pennyrile Narcotics Task Force and the Kentucky State Police.

According to police, Tyree Vaughn, 27 from Paris, Tenn., was found with over five pounds of marijuana on Jan. 22 at the Bel Aire shopping center in Murray.

Trafficking marijuana more than five pounds is a class C felony that carries a penalty of five to 10 years in prison.

Vaughn was taken to the Calloway County Jail.

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