A traffic stop early Sunday morning on West Ninth Street led to the arrest of a local man on cocaine trafficking charges.
Officer Josh Strauch stopped 47-year old Jeffery Watkins of Hopkinsville for an equipment violation at about 1:45 a.m. and a computer check showed his driver’s license was suspended.
An arrest citation says there was a strong odor of alcohol coming from the vehicle and drug paraphernalia was in plain view.
A search of Watkins’ person allegedly revealed over four grams of cocaine.
Watkins was arrested and charged with trafficking in cocaine and driving with on a DUI suspended license.