A student in Charles County, Maryland, has been arrested after being caught with a handgun, ammunition and drugs inside Westlake High School.
The Charles County Sheriff’s Office said the 17-year-old has been charged as an adult.
It happened Thursday around 7:30 a.m. when school officials noticed a “strong odor of cannabis” on the student, a sheriff’s office news release said.
The sheriff’s office said the student became uncooperative and tried to leave the school when a school resource officer got involved and detained the student.
A search of the student’s bookbag found a loaded 9 mm handgun, cannabis, THC gummies, jars of THC resins, unused packaging materials and a weighing scale, the sheriff’s office said.
The gun is a privately made gun or “ghost gun” and has no serial number, the sheriff’s office added.
The student faces charges of carrying a loaded weapon, possession with intent to distribute drugs and possession of a handgun without a serial number, among others.
The student is being held at the Charles County Detention Center.
Nobody was injured in the incident.
WTOP’s Grace Newton and Abigail Constantino contributed to this report.
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