Traffic stop leads to drug investigation

REARDAN – On Jan. 15, 2021 Deputy Dain Harden made a traffic stop on Little Falls Road north of Reardan. Through a license check from the Department of Licensing, Harden learned that the operator had a suspended Washington State driver’s license. The three other occupants of the vehicle also had suspended driver’s licenses. Harden observed multiple needles and tin foil in the vehicle, said Lincoln County Sheriff Wade Magers.

The driver was identified as Angel Cork, who was operating the vehicle with a suspended license and expired tabs. He was interviewed by Deputy Harden once the tin foil and needles were observed. Harden learned that spoons and cookers were also present, all of which are used in the consumption of illegal drugs. A search warrant was applied for and served. Additional drugs were located, including a black tar-like substance believed to be heroin and a bag of white crystal shards believed to be methamphetamine.

The substances recovered will be sent to the Washington state crime lab. Once test results are completed, official charges will be filed by the Lincoln County Prosecutor’s Office.