ST. THOMAS —Two men are facing drug charges after police conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle they were traveling in. During traffic enforcement on March 28, officers of the Special Investigations Bureau observed a blue Nissan Altima without a front license plate. They stopped the vehicle to advise the driver of the infraction as well as to ask for the appropriate documents. They also asked both the driver Aron Gumbs and his passenger Codero Lake if there were any firearms or contraband inside the vehicle. According to documents before the court, Lake admitted to having "just a little joint." When asked where it was, he pointed to, then reached towards a backpack behind the front passenger seat. Police cautioned him against doing so, and then ordered both men out of the car, telling them that it would be searched for additional illicit…
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