2 charged after police seize 800 ecstasy pills during stop

By The Associated Press

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WEST GREENWICH, R.I. (AP) _ Rhode Island State Police have arrested two Massachusetts residents after officers seized 800 ecstasy pills during a traffic stop.

Police say 29-year-old Elaine Boyd, of Roxbury, Massachusetts, and 49-year-old Kendall Petty, of Hyde Park, Massachusetts, are charged with possession of ecstasy with intent to deliver and related charges.

Police stopped the vehicle for an equipment violation around 11:15 p.m. Monday on Route 95 in West Greenwich.        

Officers arrested Petty after learning he had a warrant for operating on a suspended license.

Troopers searched the car based on Petty’s criminal history and discovered 800 ecstasy pills in the center console. They also found one gram of MDMA.

Boyd and Petty are being held pending arraignment.

It’s unclear whether they have attorneys who could comment on the charges.

(C) The Associated Press 2016