SALYERSVILLE – A Michigan man was arrested in Salyersville last Thursday night after a traffic stop leads police to find two pounds of suspected methamphetamine.
According to the arrest citation, Magoffin County Sheriff Department Deputy W. Lafferty and Salyersville Police Department Officer Mike Nickels were patrolling on January 16, when a vehicle passed them on the Mountain Parkway, with the driver reportedly not wearing a seat belt.
Officer Nickels paced behind the vehicle and observed it weaving back and forth across the road lines, with Nickels initiating a traffic stop at the caution lights at the intersection of KY 114 and US 460.
According to police reports, the officers noted a strong odor of marijuana coming from inside the vehicle.
Police asked the driver, identified as Cortez Harris, 38, of Detroit, Michigan, if he had any marijuana on him, and he replied he had a small roach on the center console. Police asked him to exit his vehicle while they conduct a search of the car, during which they find a light green bag under the front passenger seat. Inside the bag police find two large clear vacuum-sealed bags containing a clear crystal-like substance.
At this time, Harris was taken into custody and transported to the sheriff’s office for booking. The crystal-like substance is believed to be methamphetamine and each bag weighed approximately one pound. In addition to the two pounds of suspected methamphetamine, police also found $620 in Harris’ jean pockets.
Harris was transported to the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center, where he remains at press time, facing the following charges: first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, first offense, great than or equal to 2 grams methamphetamine; no operators-moped license; and reckless driving.
At press time, no court date has been set in Harris’ felony case.
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