Duxbury Police arrested John Carrigg, 20, of Marshfield on drug charges last Friday after Patrolman Dan Brown found Carrigg acting suspiciously in a vehicle parked at a dead-end section of Mayflower Street. Duxbury Police have been routinely checking this location following reports that underage drinking and possible drug activity were taking place there. 

Upon further investigation, Patrolman Brown report ed Carrigg was in possession of several individual packages of marijuana and other paraphernalia consistent with the distribution of drugs. Carrigg was placed under arrest and transported to the Duxbury Police Station for processing.

Carrigg was later released on his personal recognizance and was arraigned at Plymouth District Court on Monday. He was charged with possession of a class D substance over one ounce and possession of a class D substance with the intent to distribute.