Cops: Man caught with 30 lbs. of marijuana

A Queens man faces a felony drug charge after State Police arrested him in Jericho Friday, allegedly with 30 pounds of marijuana worth a street value of more than $200,000.

State Police said in a Tuesday news release that Conrad Saunders, 38, of 181st Street in Springfield Gardens, had "30 pounds of high grade" marijuana when he was arrested in a parking lot near the 400 block of North Broadway.

Saunders' arrest was "a result of an ongoing investigation," police said in the release, although they did not provide more details.

Saunders is charged with one count of criminal possession of marijuana, a Class C felony.

He was arraigned Friday and was being held on $2,500 cash bail.