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Telltale chunk of marijuana on a shirt leads police to cash and drugs.

Failure to use a turn signal landed one man in jail and led police to marijuana and a cooler full of money.

Shortly after 8 p.m., Saturday, the Wichita Falls police Gang Task Force stopped a car driven by Jamaal Lewis for failing to use a turn signal, according to the arrest affidavit.

The report said the officers approached the car and smelled marijuana and saw a bit of it on Lewis’ shoulder. After detaining him they searched his car and  found bags of marijuana and a blue cooler containing a large quantity of currency. 

The report noted Lewis passed an elementary school and a park, both are considered to be drug-free zones.

He was arrested and charged with Possession of Marijuana in a drug-free zone.

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