Hopkinsville Man Arrested For Drug Trafficking

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A Hopkinsville man is facing drug trafficking charges after he was arrested early Sunday morning on West 9th Street.

According to the Hopkinsville Police report, 47-year-old Jeffrey Boyd Watkins was arrested and charged with Driving with a Suspended License and Trafficking in more than 4 grams of cocaine.

Police say Watkins was stopped around 1:45 Sunday morning in the 500 block of West 9th Street after he was observed with an unlit license plate. Upon contact, police say they smelled a strong odor of alcohol in the vehicle and drug paraphernalia in plain view. During a search, police found a substance that tested positive for cocaine.

Watkins was lodged in the Christian County Jail.

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