Albany man faces drug charges after traffic stop

Albany man faces drug charges after traffic stop

An Albany man is accused of possessing cocaine, meth and cannabis. Albany County Sheriff's deputies stopped Malik Jackson, 41, in the area of Livingston Avenue and Henry Johnson Boulevard around 7:20 p.m. on Thursday. They found 13 grams of cocaine, 10 grams of meth and 5.1 pounds of cannabis, police said.

An Albany man is accused of possessing cocaine, meth and cannabis.

Albany County Sheriff’s deputies stopped Malik Jackson, 41, in the area of Livingston Avenue and Henry Johnson Boulevard around 7:20 p.m. on Thursday. They found 13 grams of cocaine, 10 grams of meth and 5.1 pounds of cannabis, police said.

Jackson was charged with three felony counts and one misdemeanor count of criminal possession of a controlled substance as well as criminally using drug paraphernalia. He is also on probation of a criminal possession of a weapon conviction.

Jackson was sent to Albany County Jail. He was set to be arraigned Friday.