Pennsylvania man charged after K-9 alert leads to meth, fentanyl in traffic stop
A 35-year-old Latrobe, Pennsylvania, man was charged with possessing methamphetamine, fentanyl and buprenorphine after a traffic stop early Tuesday, the Garrett County Sheriff's Office said. An arrest is not a finding of guilt.
A 35-year-old Latrobe, Pennsylvania, man was charged with possessing methamphetamine, fentanyl and buprenorphine after a traffic stop early Tuesday, the Garrett County Sheriff's Office said.
Deputies stopped a vehicle for traffic violations around 1 a.m. on Oct. 20 along Maryland Highway in the area of Kitzmiller Road, according to a release from Sheriff Bryson Meyers. During the stop, a Sheriff's Office K-9 scanned the vehicle and gave a positive alert, the Sheriff's Office said.
Deputies searched the vehicle and recovered methamphetamine, fentanyl, buprenorphine and drug paraphernalia, according to the release.
The driver, Robert Ernest Coffren III, was arrested and charged with:
- Possession of methamphetamine
- Possession of fentanyl
- Possession of buprenorphine
- Possession of paraphernalia
Coffren was taken to the Garrett County Detention Center and was later released after posting a $1,000 bond (10%), the Sheriff's Office said.
Charges are allegations. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
