Singer & Father Of Popular Reggae Band Morgan Heritage, Denroy Morgan Arrested.
Morgan was collared after he was seen leaving a property in the Bronx carrying a shrink-wrapped package.
Officers stopped his car and arrested him after noticing an overpowering smell of ganja in the vehicle.
The cops allegedly discovered two large bags containing 25 pounds of marijuana in the trunk of the 66-year-old's car.
Morgan, who lives in Springfield, Massachusetts, has been charged with possessing drugs, running a stop sign, and driving without a seat belt.
His capture led to the seizure of a 310-pound stash of ganja and the arrest of another man caught toting 16 pounds of ganja, cops said.
Known for his 1981 hit 'I'll Do Anything For You', Morgan, 66, allegedly told cops he was flush with ganja when they pulled his car over.
Morgan reportedly confessed to having a trunkload of ganja.
When detectives returned to the Bronx house, across the street from the Blessed Sacrament School, they spotted a second man coming out with a large package and getting into a car, the source said.
Cops stopped Wayne Swavy, 46, for not wearing his seat belt and found an additional 16 pounds of ganja in his car, the source said.
Armed with a search warrant, police entered the house and found a pile of ganja.
Cops said the 351-pound seizure has a street value of $140,000 to $351,000.
Morgan and Swavy were charged with criminal possession of ganja.
Morgan is the father of 30 children, including five who in 1994 formed the popular reggae band Morgan Heritage.
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