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Toddler Shows New York State Trooper Drugs During Mom's Traffic Stop

The girl has been turned over to relatives and Albany County Child Protective Services was notified of the arrests

New York State Police say a toddler showed a trooper a bag of marijuana during a traffic stop, resulting in the arrest of the child's mother and the man she was riding with.

State police say two troopers stopped a car Thursday outside Albany and found the butt ends of marijuana cigarettes in the ashtray and a 3-year-old girl who wasn't in a child's car seat.

Police say while one of the troopers questioned the driver, the girl reached under a seat and showed the other trooper a bag of marijuana and a smoking pipe.

The 26-year-old man driving the car and the girl's 33-year-old mother was charged with child endangerment.

The girl has been turned over to relatives and Albany County Child Protective Services was notified of the arrests.

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