Man Pulled Over For Bad Sticker Arrested For Bunch Of Cocaine

LYNN, MA — A Lynn man pulled over late Monday afternoon for an expired inspection sticker was arrested for having about 160 grams of cocaine in his car, State Police said.

Police pulled over Edwal Vargas, 26, around 4:50 p.m. on Commercial Street in Lynn when a trooper noticed the bad sticker on his black Acura TSX. A search of the man's vehicle found two bags of rock cocaine, $850 cash, and three cell phones.

Vargas was charged with trafficking in cocaine, license not in possession, and no inspection sticker.

He was booked at the State Police Revere Barracks and bail was set at $5,040.

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