Mt. Carmel Man Arrested On Drug Charges Following Traffic Stop

On 4/18/19 Mt. Carmel Police arrested Robert L. Christie, age 39, of Mt. Carmel, for Possession of a Controlled Substance following a traffic stop at 13th & Market Street.  During the stop K-9 Officer Daniel Hopper conducted a free air narcotics sniff around the exterior of the vehicle by using his K-9 “Ace”.  “Ace” alerted to the odor of narcotics so a search of the vehicle was conducted.  During the search Officers located a pill found to be Phentermine Hydrochloride, a controlled substance.  Also located in the vehicle was cannabis and drug paraphernalia.  Christie was placed under arrest and transported to the Wabash County Jail.  Christie was charged for Possession of a Controlled Substance as well as Ordinance citations for the cannabis and drug paraphernalia.  Christie was held pending a bond setting by a judge regarding the controlled substance.