A North Platte man is facing charges following a New Year’s Day traffic stop.

At around 10:31 p.m., on January 1, an officer observed Christopher Perez riding as a passenger in a vehicle.  The officer had knowledge that Perez had an active warrant, and conducted a traffic stop.

According to Officer Rodney Brown, the officer noticed that the driver, later identified as 26-year-old Marcus Condon, appeared to be trying to hide something.

The officer conducted a search of the vehicle, and located a cigarette pack, which contained 15 pills, in the area where Condon had been reaching.  The pills were identified as hydrocodone and oxycodone, both controlled substances for which Condon did not have a prescription.

As a result, Condon was placed under arrest and charged with two felony counts of possession of a controlled substance.

Perez was placed under arrest for the warrant, and both were transported to the Lincoln County Detention Center.