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Police: Man found drunk, passed out inside vehicle with drugs and $12,000 in cash

Posted at 5:19 PM, Mar 03, 2015
and last updated 2015-03-04 06:39:37-05

Portsmouth, Va. – A 36-year-old Portsmouth man is facing several charges after police say they found him passed out drunk inside of a vehicle along with illegal drugs and $12,000 in cash.

This happened during a D.U.I. investigation on March 2nd, 2015 at around 1:37 a.m.

Officers say they found a parked vehicle at the intersection of Coolidge Street and Chestnut Street.

They say it appeared that no one was inside initially, but they found a man inside of the driver’s seat passed out.

They turned the vehicle’s engine off and tried to wake the man up, who was later identified as Gregory D. Daughtry.

During this investigation, authorities say they found that Daughtry was drunk and he was then taken  into custody on suspicion of D.U.I.

Police say they also found illegal drugs consistent with the sale and distribution  of the drug. They also found 12,000 in cash.

Daughtry has been charged with possession with the intent to distribute  drugs, possession of drugs within 1,000 fee of a school and D.U.I.