After a traffic stop in Midway Park, officers arrested a second man on drug charges

ONSLOW COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) – An eastern sheriff's office said officers have made another drug trafficking arrest in connection with a traffic stop in October.

According to the Onslow County Sheriff's Office, 71-year-old David Carroll was arrested Wednesday afternoon on multiple drug charges.

Officers initially stopped Carroll and Timothy Scott in a car during a traffic stop Oct. 30 near the intersection of Piney Green Road and Rocky Run Road.

Deputies say Scott, the passenger in the car, was arrested for drug trafficking after fentanyl trafficking was discovered that day.

Carroll, of Jacksonville, faces the following charges:

• Three counts of trafficking opium or heroin
• Felony maintaining a dwelling/vehicle for controlled substances
• Felony Manufacturing of a Schedule II Controlled Substance
• Felony Possession with Intent to Manufacture, Sell and Distribute Controlled Substances, Schedule II
• Possession of drug paraphernalia

He is being held in the Onslow County Jail under an $85,000 bond. The sheriff's office says his first court appearance was yesterday and his next appearance is scheduled for Dec. 5.

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