A Macomb Township man was arrested Wednesday in possession of nearly 120 pounds of marijuana and $7,000 in cash in Shelby Township that police say was the result of black-market drug dealing.

Adrian Khoshnaw, 23, was arraigned Thursday on a charge of delivery or manufacture of marijuana in 41A District Court in Shelby Township, court records say. Police did not provide a penalty for the charge, but the manufacture or deliver of over 99 pounds of marijuana is punishable by up to 15 years in prison.

Shelby Township police’s special investigations unit was tipped off by reports of drugs being sold in neighborhoods, officers said in a news release. The officers’ investigation resulted in a traffic stop of a white Ford F-150 Wednesday in the area of M-53 (Van Dyke Highway) and Hall Road, police said. A search of the vehicle revealed the marijuana and cash police said was “directly related to the sale of the marijuana on the black market.”

Township Police Chief Robert Shelide congratulated the officers who worked on the case and noted there are limits to how much marijuana can be transported legally.

The marijuana that Shelby Township police said they found in Adrian Khoshnaw’s vehicle was stored in plastic trash bags.SHELBY TWP. POLICE PHOTO

“Marijuana is legal in our state, but that doesn’t mean you can transport it however you want,” he said in the release. “If you choose to illegally transport marijuana, understand that you are breaking the law. Our officers are trained to identify and intercept drug trafficking, and we will continue to enforce the law to keep Shelby Township safe.”

Court Magistrate James Verploeg set a $10,000 personal bond allowing for Khoshnaw’s release and scheduled a March 11 probable-cause conference in front of Judge Stephen Sierawski.