Muscle Shoals man arrested on multiple drug charges in Sheffield

SHEFFIELD, Ala. (WHNT) — The Sheffield Police Department says a man was arrested on multiple drug charges Wednesday.

Sheffield Police said 32-year-old Demittus Alfonzo Howard was charged with the following:

• Trafficking methamphetamine
• Trafficking cocaine
• Trafficking MDMA
• Trafficking hydrocodone
• First-degree possession of marijuana
• Possession of a controlled substance (Xanax)

According to SPD, officers made a traffic stop of a vehicle driven by Howard on Cox Boulevard. Howard gave officers an expired insurance card, and after realizing it, asked if he could step out to provide a current one.

When Howard got out of the car, officers said he dropped a small bag that had illegal narcotics. Howard was then placed under arrest and a thorough search of the vehicle was conducted.

During the search, officers said they found:

• 87.51 grams of crack cocaine
• 3.62 ounces of methamphetamine
• 14.55 ounces of marijuana
• 8 THC vapes
• 34 hydrocodone pills
• 91 units of MDMA
• 8.5 units of Xanax
• $4,591 in cash

Howard was taken to the Sheffield City Jail and then taken to the Colbert County Jail. He is held on a $350,000 bond.