A traffic stop yielded narcotics and an illegally-possessed handgun Oct. 28.
Justin R. Armstrong, 38, with addresses of Sandlapper Way and Constitution Blvd., Wilmington, was charged with possession of a firearm by a felon, maintaining a vehicle for drug activities, wo counts of trafficking fentanyl, possession of cocaine, carrying a concealed firearm, possession of marijuana, and drug paraphernalia. His bond was set at $300,000, according to detention reports.
Warrants and reports show that Armstrong was stopped in his Kia automobile in the 500 block of N.C. 211 North at Bolton at 2:24 p.m. Deputies allegedly found a loaded 9mm handgun, 7.17 grams of crack cocaine, 10 grams of marijuana, and 14 grams of purple powder that field tested positive for fentanyl. They also seized three cellular phones and $58.
Court record show Armstrong was convicted of cocaine possession in 2019, and sentenced to two years in prison.
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