Opelika police arrest auburn man on multiple drug charges

OPELIKA, Ala. (WTVM) - The Opelika Police Department arrested an Auburn man on multiple drug charges.

On January 26, Opelika officers conducted a traffic stop at S. Uniroyal Road near Winding Oak Drive in reference to a traffic violation. During the traffic stop, one of the department’s canines alerted to the odor narcotics inside the vehicle.

After searching the vehicle, officers arrested 56-year-old William Derek Smith, of Auburn, for the following charges:

• Drug trafficking (methamphetamine)
• Possession of a pistol by a violent felon
• Possession of marijuana, second degree
• Possession of drug paraphernalia

If you have any information about Smith’s illegal drug and gun charges, please contact the Opelika Police Department Narcotics Unit at 334-705-5220.

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