A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for a driver on the Turner Turnpike who was arrested and charged as the result of the seizure of 85 pounds of marijuana.
Formal charges of trafficking in illegal drugs were filed March 7 t his year in Lincoln County District Court against Zeng Ling Wang, 49, of Frederick, Md. He appeared before Special Judge Emily Mueller and she set his bond at $75,000.
During his initial appearance he pleaded innocent to the charge.
She had scheduled his pre-preliminary hearing for May 23. She continued that until July 18.
His preliminary hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. Sep. 13.
State Trooper Matthew Ludwig, in a probable cause affidavit, stated he made a traffic stop onWang after first observing him traveling in the left lane of travel with no vehicles in the right lane. The trooper said he paced the vehicle driven by Wang going 53 miles per hour in a minimum 60 miles per hour zone.
Ludwig reported Wang’s vehicle immediately went to the left lane and then back to the right lane before stopping on the shoulder after he had activated his emergency equipment to conduct the traffic stop.