Iredell County deputies found 11 catalytic converters in the trunk of a car during a traffic stop on Wednesday.

Coty Sherrill Speight, 44, of Statesville, is charged with 11 counts of felony possession of a catalytic converter, misdemeanor simple possession of a Schedule IV controlled substance and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia, the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

Deputy Robert Ball with the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office Aggressive Criminal Enforcement Team conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle at 1541 Salisbury Highway in Statesville on Wednesday. The sheriff’s office said Speight was identified as the driver.

Sgt. Nate Hodges and his K-9 partner, Levi, responded to assist Ball. K-9 Levi alerted to the presence of drugs in the vehicle. The deput

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