From staff reports
A Franklin man is facing charges after 400 grams of methamphetamine as well as other drugs and $4,000 were found in his apartment, according to Franklin city police.
On Wednesday at about 5:30 p.m., police responded to an apartment on Liberty Street at the request of Probation and Parole officers, who had found drugs and drug paraphernalia while conducting a visit to Jose Rivera, 59, according to a criminal complaint filed by police.
After observing a baggie of marijuana, various sorts of drug paraphernalia and pills as well as money, police applied for a search warrant for Rivera’s apartment, the complaint said.
The complaint notes some of the drugs were packaged in small baggies.
Rivera has been charged with a felony count of manufacture, delivery, or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver as well as misdemeanor counts of possession of controlled substances, marijuana- small amount personal use and use/possession of drug paraphernalia.
His preliminary hearing is scheduled for Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. in Central Court.
