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(Beaver Falls, Pa.) Pa State Police in Beaver reported over the weekend that they conducted a traffic stop on 2021 Kia Sportage SUV on May 12, 2022 at 12:29AM in the 4400 block of 4th Ave. in the city of Beaver Falls.
Troopers said in the release that the incident occurred as 35-year-old Martinis Lee from Monaca was stopped for a traffic violation. After Troopers interviewed Lee and 36-year-old Jeffery Barber, also of Monaca, a canine scan was requested and the canine displayed alert/indication behavior of the trunk seams of the vehicle. Barber was found to be in possession of known contraband. A search warrant was obtained for the vehicle and the search yielded additional drugs and paraphernalia. Troopers said the investigation is ongoing and no other information was released.