"Police find an ounce of Ganja in 'Melo's car"



LOCHBUIE, Colo. (AP) -- Police found marijuana in Carmelo Anthony's car during a traffic stop, but the Denver Nuggets star wasn't in the vehicle at the time, officers said Tuesday.

Anthony and team officials refused to comment. Anthony is set to sign an $80 million, five-year contract extension on Wednesday.

Police said Tyler Brandon Smith, who identified himself as Anthony's friend and roommate, was pulled over late Sunday in this small town 20 miles northeast of Denver and cited for marijuana possession and three traffic infractions.

Police said Smith was driving the 2005 Dodge Magnum, which was registered to Anthony's company, Melo Enterprises. Police said two other men were in the car, but they were not cited and their names were not released.

Police Sgt. Dan Boyle said Smith was pulled over just before 11 p.m. Sunday on Interstate 76 in Lochbuie, a town of 3,300. An officer smelled marijuana and found a small amount in the center console of the car, Boyle said.

Smith was issued summonses for possession of less than an ounce of marijuana, driving in the passing lane when prohibited, failing to drive in a single lane and failing to present proof of vehicle insurance.

Each charge is a misdemeanor. The marijuana charge carries a fine of up to $100 for conviction but no jail time.

Smith was released and the car was returned to him because his address was the same as Melo Enterprises, Boyle said.

No phone numbers were available for Smith or Melo Enterprises.

Bill Duffy, president of BDA Sports Management, which represents Anthony, told the Rocky Mountain News that Anthony was out of town Sunday and had nothing to do with the incident. Duffy did not immediately return a call from The Associated Press.

It was the second time Anthony has been linked to marijuana. In October 2004, Denver airport inspectors found marijuana in his backpack, but prosecutors dropped a drug charge after a friend said the marijuana was his and Anthony didn't know about it.

Anthony has also made headlines for a bar fight in New York and an appearance in a bootleg DVD in Baltimore in which a man threatened to kill drug snitches.

He averaged a career high in points last season and led the Nuggets to the top of the Northwest Division despite a rash of injuries.





****Hahahahah! That situation sounds all 2 familiar.

Source:ESPN

Now this is an example of where smoking a joint might lose you everything..... if I were him I'd definitly keep it at home....

Melo has been in trouble like this before. Now, ex raptor, Charles Oakley once made controversy by saying that 60% of the NBA smoked ganja. Which is probably true.

Yes. The laws downsouth are the same as ours, but the police really DISLIKE the smoke. I find much worse than ours. Especially when theres a car full of rich black people!

Now he's smart that he jumped out at the last second. This way he can give the implications of reasonable doubt. Your right though, he could lose a lot, not respect, but he can get locked up down there for that.