New Hampshire Man Nabbed On Drug Charges In Iredell County

MOORESVILLE, NC — A New Hampshire man stopped for a traffic violation in Iredell County while he was en route to Atlanta Sunday ended up in handcuffs after deputies discovered quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl powder in his rental car.

According to an Iredell County Sheriff’s Office report, Kyle William Harriman was stopped around 2 p.m. Dec. 23 for a traffic violation. A police dog conducted an open-air search of his rental car and “gave a positive alert,” the report said.

Deputies searched the vehicle and found 21 grams of “high quality methamphetamine,” as well as 18 grams of fentanyl powder, meth pipes, small baggies with meth residue and $1,800 in cash.

The drug haul was worth more than $12,000, according to the sheriff’s office.

The cash was seized, the rental car was impounded and Harriman was transported to the Iredell County Detention Center. He was charged with felony trafficking by possession of a schedule II controlled substance, felony trafficking by transporting a schedule II controlled substance, felony possession with intent to sell or distribute methamphetamine, and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia.

Harriman’s bond was set at $300,000.

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