A State Police traffic stop in Barnet on Thursday morning led to cocaine trafficking charges

A State Police traffic stop in Barnet on Thursday morning led to cocaine trafficking charges for two NEK residents. State Police Trooper Nate Handy said he observed “numerous motor vehicle violations, while trailing a vehicle in the northbound lane of I-91 at approximately 8:30 a.m. Troopers contacted the driver, Daniel Allen, 45, of Morgan, Vermont. While speaking with the occupants, troopers said they observed signs of illegal drug use in the vehicle and asked for consent to search the car. Police say they found approximately 388 grams of crack cocaine. Allen and his passengers, 35-year-old Aubrey Bolduc of Irasburg and 19-year-old Ricky Hernandez Jr. of Springfield, Massachusetts, were cited to appear on Nov. 18, 2024, in the Criminal Division of Vermont Superior Court in St. Johnsbury to answer the charge of cocaine trafficking.

Troopers were assisted in their investigation by members of the Newport Police Department K-9 Unit.