2 Arrested for meth after traffic stop | Crime

Two people were arrested Wednesday on drug charges after a routine traffic stop, according to the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office.

On January 9, detectives from the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Division conducted a vehicle interdiction stop and seized approximately 3 grams of methamphetamine from Baxter Smith James, 69, of Boone, officials said.

James was charged with possession of methamphetamine and possession of an open container/malt beverage.

The driver of the vehicle, Robin Van Shook, 59, of Foscoe, was also charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of an open container/malt beverage, and displaying a fictitious registration plate. 

Both James and Shook were held under a $3,000 secured bond and are scheduled to appear in District Court on February 26, 2013. 

James was already facing charges of PWIMSD methamphetamine, possession of a firearm by felon, maintaining a dwelling cf, and possession of drug paraphernalia from a search warrant which was executed on October 5, in which detectives seized 23 grams of methamphetamine.

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