PROCTORVILLE — A Proctorville man is behind bars after a traffic stop Saturday turned into a drug bust.

Nicholas Bloomfield, 24, was charged with trafficking in marijuana, possession of drug abuse instruments and possession of drug paraphernalia.

He is scheduled for arraignment Tuesday in Lawrence County Municipal Court.

According to a statement from the Ohio State Highway Patrol, a trooper who stopped Bloomfield’s car for a vehicle defect allegedly noticed drug paraphernalia in plain view in the vehicle’s passenger compartment.

During a search of the vehicle, authorities found digital scales, plastic baggies and other items used for selling marijuana, small baggies of pot ready for sale, two adderall pills and $1,085 in cash.

The Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office and the Proctorville Police Department assisted with the incident.