AUGUSTA — A New York City man was arrested on drug trafficking charges Thursday night after a police officer observed the vehicle he was driving on Commercial Street strike a parked car. Police officers then discovered 50 grams of heroin, 20 grams of crack cocaine and an unidentified amount of cash inside the man’s vehicle, according to a press release from Deputy Chief Jared Mills.

Police also discovered the man allegedly was operating his car without a driver’s license.

Augusta police confiscated heroin, crack cocaine and cash from a New York City man's vehicle Thursday, police said. Contributed photo

Barrington Walker

Barrington Walker, 23, of New York City, was arrested on charges of aggravated drug trafficking of scheduled drugs, operating a vehicle without a license and criminal forfeiture of property. He was taken to Kennebec County jail. His bail has been set at $25,000.

Officer Robert Mathieu made the arrest after noticing that Walker, who was allegedly driving erratically, struck a parked car, according to Mills. With assistance from Officer Gregory McCarthy, a member of the Maine State Police and a police dog, Mathieu then found the drugs and cash, Mills said.

“This is our department’s latest example of how we are removing drugs that are coming into our city from out of state one case at a time, due to the heightened awareness, training and experience of Officers Mathieu and McCarthy, along with our partnership with the Maine State Police, the prevention of drug sales, the prevention of a possible drug overdose along with the formal criminal charges against Mr. Walker have achieved,” Mills said of the arrest.

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