A Bronx man is behind bars after New York State Troopers say he was caught with a stolen gun and a staggering amount of drugs during a traffic stop on I-87 (the NY State Thruway).

The arrest happened on Wednesday, Dec. 18, around 1 p.m., when Troop T Troopers from SP Tarrytown pulled over a 2018 Nissan Rogue for vehicle and traffic law violations in Greenburgh (Westchester), police said.

The driver, identified as 27-year-old Maximilian X. Blevins, was in possession of a stolen loaded SCCY Industries 9mm firearm from North Carolina, along with a large quantity of illegal drugs, police said.

According to authorities, Troopers found approximately:

Investigators also seized various drug paraphernalia during the search.

Blevins was arraigned before Judge David A. Koenigsberg in Dobbs Ferry and remanded to Westchester County Jail without bail. He is facing multiple drug and weapons offenses.

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