What started as routine traffic enforcement on Southbridge Street turned into a sizable drug bust Sunday, after Auburn police say a silver Chrysler 300 kept rolling for about a quarter-mile before finally pulling over near a local Nissan dealership. Officers identified the driver as 43-year-old Alexander Quinonez of Worcester and arrested him on drug and motor-vehicle charges. The stop, police say, led to the seizure of dozens of grams of suspected crack cocaine and assorted paraphernalia.
Traffic stop and arrest
Auburn MA Police Department (Facebook) says Officer Andrew Markvenas activated his blue lights to initiate traffic enforcement on Southbridge Street, but the Chrysler kept going for roughly a quarter-mile before stopping near Bertera Nissan. According to the department, the driver first gave officers a false name and was later identified as Alexander Quinonez, 43, of Worcester. Police arrested Quinonez at the scene and wrote that he faces charges including trafficking cocaine and operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license.
Where the stop ended…