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HAZLE TWP. &mdash; A man from Nanticoke was arrested after state police allegedly found crystal methamphetamine inside his vehicle during a traffic stop early Monday morning.
				State police at Hazleton in court records say they stopped Thomas William O&rsquo;Brien, 51, of South Walnut Street, operating a 2009 Infiniti, for several traffic violations while traveling on Arthur Gardner Parkway just after midnight.
				O&rsquo;Brien exited the vehicle due to the driver&rsquo;s side window not able to be rolled down, court records say.
				A trooper allegedly noticed O&rsquo;Brien was unsteady on his feet after he exited the vehicle and later noticed O&rsquo;Brien&rsquo;s eyes were constricted.
				After the trooper requested O&rsquo;Brien to tilt his head back and open his mouth, the trooper allegedly noticed an orange substance on the roof of O&rsquo;Brien&rsquo;s mouth. O&rsquo;Brien allegedly told the trooper he consumes narcotics, specifically pain killers, but not regularly.
				O&rsquo;Brien was arrested after field sobriety tests.
				During a search of O&rsquo;Brien&rsquo;s vehicle, the trooper found nearly 250 grams of methamphetamine and a digital scale in the trunk of his vehicle, court records say.
				O&rsquo;Brien was arraigned by District Judge James Dixon in Luzerne County Central Court on charges of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving under the influence of a controlled substance, driving with a suspended license and two traffic violations. He was jailed at the county correctional facility for lack of $30,000 bail.

Nanticoke man charged after methamphetamine allegedly found during traffic stop