2 men charged with drug offense during traffic stop

Staff report

CAMPBELL

Bond was set for two men arrested on multiple drug charges — including possession of heroin, a fourth-degree felony — in Campbell Municipal Court on Friday morning.

For Spiro L. Frangos, 37, of Kennedy Road in Lowellville, bond was set at $15,000, with 10 percent cash or surety, for a felony possession of drugs charge, two counts of a misdemeanor possession of drugs charge, a possession of drug-abuse instruments charge, and a prescription labels required charge.

Frangos waived his right to a speedy trial, and will appear next in Campbell Municipal Court on May 2.

Bond for John Michael McCree, 28, of Grandview Avenue in Struthers, totals $8,250, with 10 percent cash or surety. McCree’s charges are felony possession of drugs, possession of drug-abuse instruments, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

McCree will next appear in Campbell Municipal Court on Friday.

City police stopped Frangos and McCree shortly before 5 a.m. Thursday at of Wilson Avenue and Robinson Road.

Frangos, the driver, had been speeding, but when an officer told him the reason for the traffic stop, both he and McCree appeared nervous, staring into space and breathing quickly, according to a police report.

A search of the truck revealed a syringe containing suspected saline and suspected heroin.

Police also found a Suboxone dose in Frangos’ pocket while McCree acknowledged that he had shoved a paper towel containing four complete syringes and a spoon with burn marks inside the truck’s center console when police initiated the traffic stop.

In addition, police seized $20 from McCree, and $100 from Frangos.