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Police: 92 pounds of pot in woman's car

Police arrested Mizzie Artis, 27, of Bellport after

Photo credit: NCPD | Police arrested Mizzie Artis, 27, of Bellport after they said they found nearly 100 pounds of marijuana in her car during a traffic stop. (Jan. 26, 2013)

A Bellport woman who was talking on her cellphone while driving was arrested Saturday after police pulled her over and found nearly 100 pounds of marijuana in her car, Nassau police said.

Mizzie Artis, 27, was driving a 1999 Hyundai east on Columbus Avenue in North Bellmore at 6 p.m. when officers in an unmarked car saw her speaking on a cellphone and not wearing a seat belt, police said.

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