Bedford man arrested after police find fentanyl

BEDFORD – A Bedford man was arrested early Tuesday morning after a Bedford Police officer stopped his pickup truck at Mitchell Road and 23rd Street for an expired license plate.

Joshua Earl

The officer spoke to the driver 34-year-old Joshua Earl. Police found Earl with a container of razor blades in his pocket. In that container, officers noticed a small plastic baggie that contained a powder substance that tested positive for fentanyl. 

In the vehicle, officers found a glass smoking device that contained THC wax.

Earl was issued a warning for the expired registration and was arrested on charges of possession of a narcotic drug and possession of marijuana.

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