Police Recover Six Pounds of Drugs From Hawaii Island Man’s Possession After Accident

On October 1, 2024By Rgal Nv

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – A crash in Kailua-Kona early Monday led to the arrest of a man charged with several traffic and drug offenses.

Police were called to the single-vehicle crash around 1:35 a.m. on September 23. It was reported that a vehicle was crossing the intersection of Kaiwi Street and Ma’a Way.

The driver, Omar Avina-Becerra, 29, was in the vehicle with a female passenger.

When officers arrived on scene, they allegedly found more than 2 pounds of marijuana, more than 1.5 pounds of psilocybin mushrooms and 15 grams of cocaine. He also had a large sum of cash in his possession.

Further searches of the vehicle uncovered more marijuana, cocaine and ecstasy. In total, police said about six pounds of drugs were recovered.

Avina-Becerra now faces a number of charges, including at least 13 counts of drug offenses, driving without a license and without car insurance.

His bail was set at $155,000 and he was scheduled to make his first court appearance last week.