ROSTRAVER, Pa. — A Charleroi man is facing drug charges after a traffic stop in Westmoreland County.
Westmoreland Park police said officers on patrol at Cedar Creek Park conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle with an expired registration.
During the traffic stop, they found Thomas Kokoska and two others inside the vehicle.
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Police said officers smelled an odor of marijuana and after searching the vehicle found four bricks, or 200 stamp bags of heroin with an estimated street value of $2,000 inside a cup.
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Kokoska was taken into custody and charged with possession with intent to deliver, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Kokoska is in the Westmoreland County Jail and has a preliminary hearing June 25.
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