(CNN) -- Miami Heat basketball player Udonis Haslem was charged with possession of marijuana on Sunday after a traffic stop, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
A state trooper stopped Haslem Sunday afternoon for speeding and illegal window tint, the patrol said in a statement.
During the stop, a trooper smelled marijuana, and a subsequent search turned up evidence of the drug, the patrol said.
Haslem, who was driving a 2008 Mercedes, and his passenger, Antwain Fleming, were scheduled to be taken to the Miami-Dade County Jail.
Both men were charged with possession of marijuana, according to the highway patrol. Haslem also was charged with speeding and illegal window tint.
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