A 31-year-old man was charged Monday with possessing methamphetamine and drug money after Lincoln police say they found dealer quantities in his jacket during a traffic stop Friday.
James R. Williams Jr. was a passenger in a car pulled over for not having license plates at 10th and F streets at 11:23 p.m., police said in court documents.
The officer saw Williams fidgeting with a digital scale that was on his lap and suspected it might be used in drug dealing, an affidavit said.
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On the scale, the officer saw suspected drug residue and asked Williams to step out of the car, the affidavit said.
Williams took off his jacket, and the officer searched it, finding 16.2 grams, or one-half of an ounce, of meth inside a baggie, a partially smoked marijuana joint and $404.
Investigators believe that amount of meth is the equivalent of 84 user amounts, the affidavit said.
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Williams faces one count of possession of 10 to 27 grams of meth and one count of possession of suspected drug money.
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