SCIOTO DRUG BUST Troopers Discover Cocaine During Traffic Stop In Scioto County, Ohio
Reported by: Tiersa Davis
Web Producer: Jeff Morris
Reported: Feb. 11, 2013 12:16 PM EST
Updated: Feb. 11, 2013 12:27 PM EST
Ohio State Highway Patrol Photo
Portsmouth
, Scioto County
, Ohio
Troopers with the Ohio State Highway Patrol said they discovered cocaine during a traffic stop and arrested two West Virginia men.
Mark Trogdon, 52, of Wayne and Van Lee Smith, 42, of Huntington were arrested Friday and charged with trafficking and possession of cocaine.
Troopers stopped a truck on U.S. 23 about 7 p.m., according to news release from the State Patrol. A drug-sniffing dog alerted troopers to a toolbox with 2 ounces of cocaine inside, the release said. Troopers estimate the street value of the drugs are about $4,500. The two men are being held at the Scioto County Jail.
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Tiersa Davis
