A Spokane man was charged with two counts of drug possession with intent to deliver after law enforcement allegedly found methamphetamine and fentanyl in a locked box.
During a traffic stop at 11:20 p.m. Tuesday near Jack in the Box in Lewiston, the passenger in the car, later identified as 53-year-old Robert Talley, appeared to be under the influence of a substance. According to probable cause affidavit, a drug detection dog allegedly alerted to the odor of drugs on the vehicle.
Both the unidentified driver and Talley exited the vehicle and during a search of the vehicle the trooper allegedly found a locked box on the passenger side. Inside the box, the trooper allegedly found 18.4 grams of methamphetamine, 201 fentanyl pills, 2.8 grams of marijuana, a scale, drug paraphernalia, other empty plastic bags and a glass pipe with a blue pill stuck on the bottom. The trooper later allegedly found a large sum of currency on Talley’s phone and 19 more fentanyl pills on his person.
Talley was placed under arrest for two counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, both felonies, and possession of marijuana and paraphernalia, both misdemeanors.
