Man In Car Found With Crack Cocaine During Traffic Stop: Police

RIVERSIDE, NY - A traffic stop led to an arrest in Riverside early Sunday after crack cocaine was found in the vehicle, police said.

According to Southampton Town police, the incident took place at 1:20 a.m. in Riverside when a car was stopped for an equipment violation and officers smelled marijuana and found crack cocaine and marijuana in the car.

The passenger, Mickey Laverne Hill, 32, of Riverhead was arrested and charged with fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a felony, and second-degree unlawful possession of marijuana, a violation, police said. He was processed and held for morning arraignment, police said.

The driver, from Medford, was arrested and charged with second-degree unlawful possession of marijuana, a violation, and released on an appearance ticket, police said.