A Lansford man faces gun and drug charges after a traffic stop in East Penn Township Saturday.

Prince Vereen, 34, of Lansford, was charged with possession of a firearm prohibited, firearm not to be carried without a license, possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance and paraphernalia.

State police also charged Vereen with driving under the influence, driving while blood alcohol content .02 or greater while license suspended, and traffic violations.

Vereen was committed to the Carbon County Correctional Facility in Nesquehoning in lieu of $150,000 bail.

According to court papers, state police observed a vehicle driven by Vereen exit Route 248 onto Route 895 Saturday afternoon, and approached after Vereen quickly parked on Bowmans Road. The trooper pulled alongside Vereen and observed him being nervous and making furtive movements and at one point holding up a large amount of $20 bills. He told the trooper he won the money at a gas station, court papers said.

Vereen failed a field sobriety test, and informed the trooper that he had a gun in the vehicle inside a Walmart bag. Troopers retrieved a loaded gun from the vehicle, and Vereen was taken into custody, court papers said.

Vereen informed troopers of a hypodermic needle inside his shorts under his jeans, and the contraband found and seized, court papers said.

Following submitting to a chemical test of blood at St. Luke’s Carbon Campus, Vereen continued to make furtive movements being transported to the Lehighton station.

Vereen told troopers that he had another hypodermic needle in his sock and drugs concealed elsewhere on his person, court papers said. Vereen retrieved a baggie with fentanyl, another with methamphetamine and another with white powder, court papers said.

Vereen is prohibited from possessing a firearm due to his criminal history.