Rock Rapids, Iowa — A Rock Rapids man has been arrested on drug charges after a search warrant was carried out.
A criminal complaint filed by the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office alleges that 42-year-old Christopher Cuff was in possession of a taxable quantity of marijuana without the required drug tax stamp. He was arrested on a warrant on Monday.
In his statement, the deputy says the department carried out a search warrant at Cuff’s apartment. The deputy says they found approximately 285 grams of marijuana, multiple glass pipes with burnt marijuana residue, multiple packs of rolling papers, and a marijuana grinder.
Cuff was charged with failure to affix a drug tax stamp, a class D felony. If convicted, he could face up to five years in prison. He also faces a misdemeanor count of possession of marijuana, second offense.
At last report, no court dates had been scheduled in the case.
Cuff was booked into the Lyon County Jail in Rock Rapids and was released the same day after posting a $6300 cash or surety bond.
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