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Vehicle stop leads to drug charges

A Schuylkill County man was jailed on drug charges following a traffic stop at 9:49 p.m. on Aug. 3 at North Center Street and Route 61, in Pottsville, police said.

State police at Schuylkill Haven said the driver, John Bartel, 62, of Pottsville, was in possession of about 58 grams of methamphetamine, 1,372 bags of suspected fentanyl and drug paraphernalia.

Bartel was charged with two felony counts of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, two misdemeanor counts each of possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was arraigned before District Judge James Reiley, of Pottsville, and sent to the county prison after failing to post 10 percent of $75,000 bail.