Police say Iowa City man found with dozens of baggies of marijuana, $1,000 in cash

An Iowa City man was arrested Monday after police said they found dozens of individually packaged baggies of marijuana and about $1,000 in what appeared to be drug money.

Javonte Marquis Nichols, 20, faces charges of controlled substance violations and possessing or distributing without a tax stamp, both felonies, and possession of a controlled substance, an aggravated misdemeanor.

Detectives discovered the drugs and paraphernalia after executing a search warrant for narcotics at Nichols' apartment at 2420 Bartelt Road, apartment #2C, according to a criminal complaint. They found about $1,000 “consistent with proceeds from drug sales” and 39 individual packages of marijuana, according to detectives.

The marijuana totaled about 22 grams and was packaged for individual sale, according to police. Detectives also found packaging materials and a digital scale, according to the complaint.

Nichols is being held at the Johnson County Jail.