Man faces drug charges after traffic stop in McDowell Co.

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) – A man is facing a slew of drug charges after a traffic stop in McDowell County.

According to the Marion Police Department, officers were called to the area of West Henderson Street and South Main Street due to a man being slumped over in the driver’s seat of a vehicle.

Once on the scene, located a white GMC Sierra truck on West Henderson Street at South Main driven by Mathew James Lewis.

Police said Lewis was asleep in the driver’s seat of the vehicle.

The officer detected a strong odor of marijuana coming from the inside of the vehicle and noticed a large sum of money in the floorboard.

During a search, the officer found two grams of marijuana, 11.20 grams of fentanyl, 21.10 grams of methamphetamine, and 17.50 grams of heroin.

Lewis was arrested and charged with the following:

driving while impaired (misdemeanor)

• possession of drug paraphernalia
• possession of marijuana up to ½ oz.
• trafficking schedule 1 substance
• transportation of a schedule 1 substance
• trafficking heroin
• transportation of heroin
• maintaining vehicle for the use/storage/sale of controlled substance
• possession with intent to manufacture/sale/deliver heroin
• possession with intent to manufacture/sale/deliver schedule II
• possession with intent to manufacture/sale/deliver methamphetamine

He was given a $250,000 bond.

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