By Pat Culverhouse

Springhill police officers turned an early morning traffic stop into a multiple-count drug arrest Tuesday when officers discovered illegal narcotics on a 48-year-old Shongaloo man.

Springhill Chief of Police Will Lynd said Chaney Martin Garmany’s charges include possession of CDS Sch. II (methamphetamine), possession of CDS Sch.II (Heroin) and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Lynd said officers discovered three baggies of methamphetamine and one bag of suspected heroin along with a straw and a pipe containing drug residue inside a backpack the suspect was wearing at the time of the stop. Empty baggies reportedly were also found during the search.

He is also facing traffic counts of exceeding the posted speed limit by 20 m.p.h. on the motorcycle he was riding, driving under suspension and no vehicle insurance. An additional charge of misrepresentation during booking reportedly was filed.

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