South Carolina man facing drug trafficking charges after traffic stop in Kinston

KINSTON, N.C. (WITN) - A South Carolina man is facing several drug charges after a traffic stop in Kinston.

Kinston police say they stopped 58-year-old Joseph Carr of North Augusta, South Carolina, this morning for a registration plate violation in the 200 block of West New Bern Road.

During the stop, officers say Carr did not have a valid driver’s license.

Further investigation led officers to deploy K9 Knox for a vehicle sniff, who indicated there were drugs in the car.

Officers searched Carr’s vehicle, finding heroin, fentanyl and drug paraphernalia.

Carr was arrested and has been charged with the following:

• Three counts of trafficking in opium or heroin
• Possession with intent to manufacture, sell or deliver heroin
• Manufacture of a Schedule I controlled substance
• Possession of heroin
• Possession of a Schedule I controlled substance
• Possession of drug paraphernalia
• Multiple traffic violations

Carr is in the Lenoir County Jail under a $500,000 secured bond.