A man from Cape Breton Co. charged following a traffic stop in Inverness Co. has had a date set for his trial.
David Carroll, 46, faces charges of trafficking cocaine and possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking.
The Sydney-area man was committed to stand trial following a preliminary inquiry in Port Hawkesbury Provincial Court in June; he had a Dec. 23 date set for his trial in Nova Scotia Supreme Court in Port Hawkesbury Friday.
He’s expected to make a charter application Aug. 19.
RCMP say they stopped a vehicle on Hwy. 105 in Aberdeen in Nov. 2017.
They say they found 160 grams of cocaine and some drug paraphernalia.
