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Man arrested for drug trafficking at traffic stop

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A Punta Gorda man was arrested after a Deputy found a slew of drugs in his vehicle while conducting a traffic stop, the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office said.

Deputies say they pulled over 72-year-old Haig Terkanian with knowledge that he did not have a valid driver's license.

While searching his vehicle, five plastic sandwich bags of marijuana, 36 Suboxone Strips, 49.5 Hydromorphon tablets and 29 Oxycodone tablets were discovered , deputies said.

Terkanian was arrested and faces Possession of a Controlled Substance without Prescription charges.