KINSTON, N.C. (WITN) – A La Grange man is behind bars on drug trafficking charges.
22-year-old Broadus Bratton Jr. was pulled over by Kinston police officers yesterday around 3:50 p.m. on Rouse Road near Carey Road.
During the stop, officers say they found a pill bottle containing hydrocodone pills without a valid prescription.
Bratton was arrested and charged with two counts of trafficking opium/heroin.
He was taken to the Lenoir County Jail under a $500,000 bond.
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