SHREWSBURY – Shrewsbury police have charged two men with trafficking cocaine following a traffic stop.
On July 12 at 11:30 a.m., a Shrewsbury officer stopped a vehicle near Market Basket on Route 20. According to a press release by the department, the driver’s – Rufus Russell, 45, of Worcester – license was suspended.
Police said that officers located a knife and $3,885 in cash on Russell during their investigation along with 9 plastic bags containing a substance believed to be cocaine in the center console area, weighing a total of 20 grams. Officers also found a 9mm handgun that was loaded with eight rounds of ammunition in the glove box.
Russell and his passenger Amir Brown-Simmons, 43, of Worcester, were charged with trafficking a Class B substance (cocaine), possession of a firearm without a license, carrying a firearm without a license and firearm use in a felony. Russell was also charged with operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license.
