Principal at Queens High School Arrested on Drug Charge

Police said they found a baggie of methamphetamine in his pocket

A high school principal in Queens was arrested Tuesday for drug possession a block away from his school, police said.

Police say Carl Hudson, 33, was arrested Tuesday night on Northern Boulevard near Parsons Boulevard and charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance.

Cops found a baggie of methamphetamine in his pocket.

Hudson was arrested a block from Flushing High School on Union Street, where he is the principal.

Records show Hudson was paid $124,796 in 2011.

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