MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. — An Alabama man faces drug trafficking charges after police found more than $58,000 worth of cocaine in a storage unit, authorities said.
Stephen Darnell Cain, 64, of Muscle Shoals, was arrested Tuesday and charged with trafficking in dangerous drugs, the Muscle Shoals Police Department stated in a Facebook post.
In an arrest affidavit, officers said Cain was in possession of 2 ounces of crack and powder cocaine, according to WAFF-TV. Authorities then obtained a search warrant for a local storage unit after investigating Cain’s drug activity, the television station reported.
According to police, officers were interviewing Cain while investigating a potential burglary in Muscle Shoals, WHNT-TV reported.
Investigators found the following:
- 30 ounces of cocaine with a street value of $58,000;
- $44,100 in U.S. currency;
- Four handguns, one of which had been reported stolen.
Cain was arrested and booked into the Colbert County Jail, police said in its Facebook post.