Uber undercover: State police bust man who they say left marijuana in vehicle in Westmoreland County Malik Mollett, 21, facing several charges Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT HIM AFTER THEY SAY HE LEFT A KEY PIECE OF EVIDENCE IN THE CAR. JIM? JIM: STATE POLICE SAY THE MEETING HERE AT THIS WESTMORELAND COUNTY MCDONALD’S WASN’T QUITE WHAT MALIK MOLLET WAS EXPECTING. HE WAS HOPING TO GET BACK A BAG FILLED WITH TWO POUNDS OF MARIJUANA. INSTEAD HE WAS LED OUT OF HERE IN HANDCUFFS. STATE POLICE SAY THIS ALL STARTED BACK IN DECEMBER WHEN 21-YEAR-OLD MALIK MOLLETT TOOK AN UBER RIDE IN DOWNTOWN PITTSBURGH, AND LEFT THIS BAG BEHIND. EVENTUALLY THE DRIVER OF THAT UBER SMELLED SOMETHING WAS A LITTLE OFF AND CHECKED THE BAG, FINDING THIS. TWO POUNDS OF HIGH GRADE MARIJUANA. STEPHEN LIMANI: IF YOU SMELL OR YOU ARE THINKING THERE’S MARIJUANA IN YOUR CAR AND THIS DOESN’T SEEM RIGHT THEN YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO AT LEAST CHECK IT TO SEE WHAT YOU’RE HAULING AROUND. JIM: POLICE SAY MOLLETT HAD REACHED OUT TO UBER, EAGER TO TRY AND GET THE BAG BACK. THE DRIVER CALLED POLICE WHO STARTED WORKING TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT WHO THE IT BELONGED TO, UNTIL THEY REALIZED THEY HAD MOLLETT’S PHONE NUMBER FROM THE ORIGINAL RIDE. SO THEY GAVE HIM A CALL. MOLLETT ALLEGEDLY TELLING POLICE WHO POSED AS SOMEONE FROM UBER. >> I WOULD LOVE TO GET MY BAG BACK. SO WE ARRANGED A MEETING. JIM: THAT MEETING HAPPENED HERE AT THIS MCDONALD’S IN IRWIN ON WEDNESDAY >> HE LOOKS INSIDE THE BAG AND THOSE CONTENTS ARE HIS AND HE’S VERY EXCITED TO GET THEM BACK AND I THINK HE EVEN MADE A REFERENCE TO HOW MUCH OF THIS DID YOU GUYS SMOKE. JIM: THAT’S WHEN UNDERCOVER OFFICERS TOOK MOLLETT INTO CUSTODY. THIS AMOUNT OF MARIJUANA, WORTH SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS ACCORDING TO POLICE. A MAJOR BUST THAT ONLY HAPPENED BECAUSE POLICE ADMIT THEY MAY HAVE CAUGHT A BREAK. >> IN THIS PARTICULARLY CA SOMETIMES THINGS THAT FALL IN YOUR LAP AND IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE WE GOT A TWO POUND MARIJUANA ARREST THAT JUST KIND OF FELL INTO OUR LAP. JIM: MOLLETT WAS ARRAINGED ON THOSE DRUG CHARGES HE REMAINS IN THE WESTMORELAND COUNTY JAIL AFTER BEING UNABLE TO POST BAIL. REPORTING IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY, JIM MA

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