HENNIKER — A routine traffic stop for a non-inspection violation on Bradford Road led to a drug arrest and vehicle seizure by the Henniker Police Department on Sept. 15.
Officer Cole Bannister initiated the stop and during the investigation, noticed a drug smoking device protruding from the driver’s pocket.
The device contained burnt narcotics, resulting in the driver’s arrest.
Police later obtained a search warrant for the vehicle, which revealed a powdered substance and crystal-like substance suspected to be controlled drugs.
The substances are currently undergoing analysis to confirm their nature.
The driver, whose name has not been released, faces charges including possession of a controlled drug with the intent to distribute and possession of a controlled drug.
The investigation is ongoing, and further details will be made available as the case progresses.
