VEHICLE STOP/ARREST SALINAS 3/18/13 4:00p DMF

A VEHICLE STOP WAS PUT INTO EFFECT FOR A TRAFFIC VIOLATION IN THE AREA OF GARNER AVENUE AND FIRST AVENUE IN SALINAS SUNDAY.     AN ODOR OF MARIJUANA COMING FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE WAS DETECTED, WHICH RESULTED IN A SEARCH THAT TURNED UP 40 GRAMS OF MARIJUANA AND EVIDENCE INDICATIVE OF SALES.                     23-YEAR-OLD CRYSTAL HERNANDEZ WAS BOOKED INTO COUNTY JAIL ON THE CHARGE OF POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA FOR SALE. THREE OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE WERE RELEASED.