CHESTER BASIN, N.S. – A man his facing drug charges after a vehicle search on Highway 103 in Chester Basin.

Lunenburg County RCMP stopped the car on Aug. 28 around 7 p.m. in relation to an existing drug investigation.

A 27-year-old man from Halifax was arrested after a quantity of cocaine was found.

The charges against the main include possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking.

He has been released on conditions and will appear in Bridgewater Provincial court on Dec. 17, 2014.