Two Nova Scotia men are facing drug charges after RCMP said they stopped a car stuffed with marijuana plants and a passenger in the trunk during a traffic stop on Prospect Road over the weekend.

Tantallon RCMP pulled the car over on Sunday at 10:05 p.m. because it was driving with no headlights.

"The driver of the Toyota Corolla was overcrowded by 20 marijuana plants which were loaded into the front and rear seats of his vehicle," RCMP Sgt. Alain LeBlanc said in a statement.

"A passenger was located in the trunk of the car, seemingly to make room for the marijuana in the front seat area."

A 23-year-old man from Brookside and a 24-year-old man from Hatchet Lake are each facing charges of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking and cultivation.

They're scheduled to appear in Halifax provincial court on Oct. 30 to enter pleas.