Jayne C. Shelby, 26, of Lancaster, Pa., was charged with
unlawful possession of marijuana in connection with the incident.
Deputies charged Shelby's boyfriend, Stephen D. Conlin, 40, of
Lebanon, Pa., with second-degree criminal possession of a controlled
substance and second-degree criminal possession of marijuana,
felonies, after the stop.
Shelby and Conlin were near Conlin's van when Smith found them.
A search of the van yielded the 8 pounds of marijuana, 5-1/2
pounds of mushrooms, pills and $10,526 in cash. Shelby and Conlin
also had about half an ounce of marijuana between them, said county
sheriff's detective Lt. Michael Fedish.
Depending on the type of the drug, marijuana goes for between
$1,100 and $2,000 per pound, Fedish said. The pills sell for
anywhere from $2 to $10 apiece.
While mushrooms are not uncommon in the area, it's rare for
police to seize that much in one stop, Fedish said. The greatest
amount of mushrooms Fedish said he has seen from one incident is a
pound.
Mushrooms sell for about $300 per ounce, said a state police
narcotics investigator who was not involved in the case.
Conlin, who was sent to county jail without bail Wednesday
afternoon, and Shelby were passing through the area when they were
stopped on Upper Front Street, Fedish said.
The county's Special Investigations Task Force and a K-9 team
from the Binghamton Police Bureau assisted in the investigation.
