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<p>PRINGLE &#8212; Two men were arraigned Wednesday on drug possession charges after Kingston police allegedly found empty heroin packets and syringes during a traffic stop. A wallet stolen from a restaurant in Wilkes-Barre was also recovered.</p><p>Police said they stopped the driver of a vehicle for an equipment violation on North Street in Pringle at about 3:26 a.m.</p><p>Jeremy John Gittens, 34, of Kingston, a passenger in the vehicle, used another name to identify himself, according to criminal complaints.</p><p>Police said they found two syringes and two empty heroin packets on Gittens.</p><p>A pipe commonly used to smoke crack cocaine was found near a second passenger in the vehicle, Brian Carl Spaide, 39, who was listed as homeless, the complaints say.</p><p>Police said they recovered a wallet that was stolen from a man inside Subway restaurant on South Main Street, Wilkes-Barre, on Tuesday.</p><p>The driver of the vehicle, who was not charged, claimed she was giving Gittens and Spaide a ride with intentions to use credit cards from the wallet to purchase a television at a store in Pittston Township, the complaints say.</p><p>Gittens was charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and false identification to law enforcement. He was released on $15,000unsecured bail.</p><p>Spaide was charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was also released on $15,000 unsecured bail.</p><style>
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Two facing drug charges after Pringle traffic stop