Manteo man arrested for cocaine possession after traffic stop

Tyler Anthony West

A 20-year-old man was charged with felony cocaine possession after a traffic stop in Kill Devil Hills on Aug. 19.

Deputies conducted the stop at 9:43 p.m. and the driver pulled into the Rooster’s parking lot, the Dare County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

During the stop, a Kill Devil Hills police officer and K-9 arrived and alerted to the presence of an illegal controlled substance, the release said. During a search of the vehicle, an amount of cocaine was located and seized.

Tyler Anthony West of the 900 Block Bernice Avenue in Manteo was arrested and charged with possession of cocaine, the release said.

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