A New Jersey man is under arrest after Westchester County Police allegedly found him driving with two small children and more than 39 pounds of marijuana in the car.

Shortly after 9 p.m. Friday night, Westchester County Police stopped a vehicle  being driven by 30 year old Barrington A. Hylton of Irvington, New Jersey for a traffic violation on the eastbound Cross County Parkway near New Rochelle Road in Eastchester.

The narcotics team was called in to search the car after the officer detected a strong smell of marijuana emanating from the car.

A subsequent search of the trunk found two large bundles of marijuana totaling 39 1/2 pounds.

Hylton was arrested and charged with  1st Degree Criminal Possession of Marijuana, a felony, and Endangering the Welfare of a Child, a misdemeanor.

His children, a 2 year old boy and 4 year old girl were taken to County Police headquarters in Hawthorne and released to family members.