Sheriff Alan C. Jones announced that Daniel Jerod Perkins, was arrested and charged with Trafficking in Cocaine and Maintaining a Vehicle for Controlled Substances. He was placed in the Caldwell Detention Center under a $250,000 secured bond. Perkins was stopped driving in Lenoir. During the interaction with a Caldwell County Deputy, a Boone Police K-9 smelled drugs in the vehicle. A search of Perkins was conducted at the Caldwell County Detention Center and Agents located approximately 106 grams of Cocaine. Agents also seized $1200 in cash and the 2008 Cadillac Escalade. The drugs seized during the investigation have a total street value of $21,200 according to North Carolina State Drug Guidelines.
