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Belleville man charged with drug trafficking

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A Belleville man is facing a list of charges following a drug trafficking investigation.

Police say that on Saturday, officers conducted a traffic stop for a man wanted on warrants for failing to comply with a release order.

According to police, they approached his vehicle to inform him of his arrest warrants. The man fled the scene in his vehicle but was boxed in by officers.

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Once the vehicle was stopped, police say they found a large amount of cash and 100 Percocet pills.

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Martin More, 37, is charged with:

  1. two counts of failing to comply with a release order
  2. one count of escaping lawful custody
  3. one count of possessing proceeds of crime over $5,000
  4. one count of possession for the purpose of trafficking

He was held for a hearing the next day.

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