A Nassau County scoial worker faces drug charges after she was arrested on drug charges on the Southenr State Parkway near North Massapequa Friday morning, state police said.

A trooper stopped a gray Nissan driven by Renee Pearson, 32, of Amityville, who was driving west on the parkway because she was allegedly speeding.

When he approached the car he could smell the odor of marijuanna, police said. 

Police found several bags of pot and 12 green tablets which officers believed to be ecstacy.

Pearson was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance. marijuanna possession and traffic violations.