DARKE COUNTY — A 33-year-old Troy man could be facing multiple charges after drugs were reportedly found in his vehicle during a Darke County traffic stop Monday.
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Matthew Welty was charged with possession of drugs, a second-degree felony, according to Greenville police.
Union City police and a K9 were called to the scene on Ohio 571 because officers had received a tip that the vehicle was involved in drug trafficking.
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After the K9 indicated that drugs were in the vehicle, officers searched it and found “numerous types of suspected narcotics” and paraphernalia, according to Greenville police.
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Welty was taken into custody and is being held at the Darke County Jail.
Additional charges are pending.