NORWALK — A Norwalk man was arrested on drug charges after police patrolling Oyster Shell Park Wednesday night reportedly smelled the odor of marijuana emanating from a parked vehicle.


Police were on patrol when they observed a parked vehicle with several occupants. As officers approached, police said that the smell or burning marijuana emanated from the car and that there was a burnt marijuana cigarette in plain view.

The occupants were told to exit the vehicle. Police noticed a backpack on the back seat, which Velez said belonged to him.

Velez reportedly consented to a search of the backpack which police said contained a glass jar containing marijuana; rolling papers; a pill bottle which was labeled as an over-the-counter medication, but which instead contained five and a half Xanax pills.

Velez was released on a promise to appear and was given a court date of June 27.