FITCHBURG, MASS. (WHDH) - A Lunenburg man was charged with trafficking cocaine following a motor vehicle stop in Fitchburg Tuesday, police say.
Officers stopped a 2016 Honda Accord Water Street in Fitchburg after determining the registered owner had a suspended license, according to state police.
During their contact with the operator and passenger, police observed a spent ammunition shell casing and determined that neither occupant was duly licensed to possess firearms or ammunition, police say.
After police conducted a pat-frisk of the passenger, they discovered about 20 ounces of a substance believed to be cocaine and approximately one ounce of a substance believed to be marijuana.
Police say they also seized $3,500 cash, which was located on the passenger, later identified as Jeremy Eaton, 21, of Lunenberg, who was placed under arrest on charges of trafficking in cocaine, and possession of a Class D drug with intent to distribute.
He will be arraigned in Fitchburg District Court.
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