Traffic stop ends with drug trafficking charges for Paducah man

A traffic stop ended with several drug charges for a Paducah man on Thursday. 

The McCracken County Sheriff's Office said detectives conducted a traffic stop on Bridge Street on a vehicle believed to be involved in illegal drug activity. Authorities said the registration plates on the vehicle had been cancelled as the result of the owner failing to maintain insurance on the vehicle.  

The vehicle was driven by 42-year-old David Robinson Jr. Detectives allegedly observed Robinson attempting to hide items before his vehicle came to a complete stop.

During the stop, Sheriff’s Office K-9 Bobi, a narcotic detection K-9, reportedly alerted to the presence of illegal narcotics coming from the vehicle. Detectives allegedly found approximately 20.7 grams of crack cocaine, several bags of synthetic marijuana, other evidence indicative of drug trafficking and cash believed to be proceeds of illegal drug sales.

Detectives then obtained a search warrant for a storage unit that had been rented to Robinson on Benton Road earlier in the month. During a search of the storage unit detectives reportedly seized several more bags of synthetic marijuana packaged for sale and assorted drug paraphernalia.

Authorities said Robinson had four prior convictions for trafficking in cocaine. Robinson is also on Kentucky Sex Offender Registry for a prior McCracken County rape conviction.
 
Robinson was charged with trafficking in cocaine, trafficking in a synthetic drug, no registration plates, and no rear-view mirror