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WILKES-BARRE &mdash; Two men were arrested Sunday after a traffic stop resulted in the seizure of quantities of crack cocaine, fentanyl and other controlled substances.
				Clinton Cole, 59, and Michael Jones, 40, both of Wilkes-Barre, were taken into custody after the black Nissan Altima the two were riding in was stopped near state Route 115 around 6:20 p.m. on Sunday evening for a traffic violation.
				According to the criminal complaint:
				The vehicle was stopped by state police at Exit #1 off of the northbound lane of SR 115. It was then discovered that Cole, the driver of the car, was operating the vehicle without a valid license.
				During the stop, numerous indicators of drug trafficking were observed by the arresting officer. The trooper asked for consent to search the vehicle, which was granted by Cole and Jones, who was in the passenger seat at the time of the stop.
				While the trooper was searching the vehicle, Jones withdrew his consent, leading to both Cole and Jones being detained and the vehicle towed to the Wilkes-Barre City Police Department headquarters.
				A search warrant for the vehicle was granted, and the subsequent search revealed approximately 314 grams of suspected crack cocaine, 69 grams of suspected fentanyl, five grams of suspected synthetic marijuana, 13 bottles of Xylazine, a pair of digital scales and a large amount of packaging material.
				The substances and paraphernalia were located hidden in a speaker box inside the trunk of the vehicle. At this time, Cole and Jones were advised that they were being arrested for drug violations and taken into custody.
				The two suspects were arraigned by Magisterial District Judge James M. Dixon on Monday morning.
				Cole was charged with five felony offenses, including three counts of possession of a controlled substsnce with intent to deliver, one count of intentional possession of a controlled substance and one count of selling a non-controlled substance.
				Jones was charged with two counts of possession with intent to deliver, one count of conspiracy to manufacture a controlled substance and one count of selling a non-controlled substance &mdash; all felony offenses.
				Both men were transported to the Luzerne County Correctional Facility; Cole failed to post $50,000 in bail while Jones was denied bail by Judge Dixon, who deemed him a &ldquo;danger to society.&rdquo;
				Preliminary hearings for both suspects are scheduled for March 26.

Two arrested after traffic stop results in drug seizure