Crime & Safety
K9 Marco Detects Drugs In Vehicle During Traffic Stop: Police
Aberdeen Police K9 Marco alerted his handler to the presence of drugs in a vehicle that had been pulled over for a traffic stop.
ABERDEEN, MD — During a routine traffic stop, K9 Marco detected narcotics that led officers to arrest a Parkville driver.
On the evening of Feb. 13, an Aberdeen police officer pulled over a vehicle. Aberdeen Police Department K9 Marco went to work and scanned the vehicle. K9 Marco alerted the officer to the presence of narcotics, according to police.
A search of the vehicle resulted in the officer uncovering individually packaged crack cocaine, suspected fentanyl capsules and a digital scale with residue consistent with drug distribution, the police department stated.
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The driver, Mackinley C. Williams Jr., 44, of Parkville, was taken into custody without incident and charged with felony drug distribution and related offenses.
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