Man facing drug charge after found with fentanyl during traffic stop

WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Ill. (KBSI) – A man faces a drug charge after the vehicle he was riding in was pulled over for a traffic violation in Williamson County.

Adam M. Calvert faces a charge of possession of a controlled substance.

Williamson County Sheriff’s deputies saw a vehicle traveling on Illinois Route 13 West of Interstate 57 when the driver committed a traffic violation at 4:44 p.m. on February 24.

The driver was identified as Amanda B. Prince. The passenger was identified as Adam M. Calvert.

Prince was unable to provide proof of insurance and did not have her driver’s license with her.

A Williamson County Sheriff’s Office K9 Unit arrived on scene and performed a free air sniff of the vehicle.

The deputy said that K9 “Roxy” had alerted to the odor of narcotics coming from the vehicle.

Prince and Calvert were asked to get out of the vehicle.

Deputies search Calvert and found a white plastic bottle containing approximately 1.74 grams of a white powdery substance and multiple pink capsules (weighing approximately 10.14 grams) which later field tested positive for the presence of Fentanyl.

Calvert was cited for possession of a controlled substance.

Prince was cited for failure to signal when required and operating uninsured vehicle.

Calvert was taken to Williamson County Jail.