CATAWBA COUNTY, N.C. — The Catawba County Sheriff’s Office has seized several grams of methamphetamine following a traffic stop last Thursday.
Deputies said they performed a traffic stop for a registration violation on Springs Road.
During the stop, a K-9 officer alerted to the presence of narcotics inside the vehicle.
A search then led to the seizure of 78.90 grams of methamphetamine, according to deputies.
The driver of the vehicle, 44-year-old Christopher David Buchanan, was arrested.
He was ultipomatly charged with trafficking methamphetamine and felony possession of schedule II controlled substance, according to deputies.
Deputies said Buchanan received a $50,000 secured bond. He appeared in court last Friday.
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