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KINGSTON — Police and the Luzerne County Drug Task Force say they arrested Alex Bonilla, 25, of Wilkes-Barre, on charges he was distributing quantities of cocaine in the area.

Authorities say they had Bonilla under investigation for cocaine peddling since March.

Bonilla was arrested during a traffic stop Thursday, authorities said.

Bonilla was charged with six counts of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and three counts of criminal use of communication facility. He was arraigned by District Judge James Haggerty in Kingston and jailed at the county correctional facility for lack of $10,000 bail.

Assisting in the investigation were Wilkes-Barre police and Plains Township police.

Kingston police arrest alleged cocaine trafficker