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Partly cloudy. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. Low 59F. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph.

A local man was arrested for trafficking in cocaine for the second time in the past eight months Monday evening.

Frankfort police executed a search warrant at Steele Street residence at 6:25 p.m. While the search was underway, 46-year-old Brandon Mack arrived on scene and was reportedly found to be in possession of a bag containing powder cocaine.

According to his arrest citation, Mack admitted to selling cocaine to a friend who had come to the house earlier Monday.

Inside the residence, officers allegedly found a pipe used for smoking crack cocaine, sandwich baggies and tear-offs, which is drug dealer slang for packaged drugs that are put into one corner of a baggie and tied off at the end.

Mack, of Frankfort, is charged with first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance (more than 4 grams cocaine), second or greater offense, a Class B felony.

He was transported to the Franklin County Regional Jail. Bond has not yet been set in his case.

On Nov. 23 Franklin County Sheriff’s Office deputies executing a search warrant at a Westwood Lane apartment located approximately 18 grams of suspected cocaine.

Per his arrest citation in that case, deputies allegedly found a large portion of the illegal drug hidden inside a cereal box in the pantry of the residence.

  “Another portion was located inside a poker chip container and the final portion was located inside a cup in the cupboard,” the arrest report said.

Deputies also discovered several pipes used for smoking crack cocaine and multiple cell phones.

“Based on the totality of these circumstances and the vehicles observed making short stays at the residence, these factors are clear indicators of illegal narcotics trafficking,” the arresting deputy wrote.

In that case, Mack was charged with first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance (more than 4 grams cocaine), first offense, a Class C felony, and possession of drug paraphernalia, a Class A misdemeanor.

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