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A Detroit man has been charged in North Central District Court with two Class A felonies related to the delivery of fentanyl and methamphetamine.
A preliminary hearing has been set for Dec. 17 for Chauncey Lanier Coston, 22.
According to the court affidavit, a Minot police officer received information of suspicious activity outside a Minot hotel. Another officer observed the person in question, later identified as Coston, after he entered a mall. When approached and asked for consent to search, Coston agreed and suspected fentanyl was found in a backpack. After being transported to jail, Coston informed officers that he was carrying additional narcotics. Police determined Coston was in possession of about $46,800 worth of suspected fentanyl and about $1,500 worth of methamphetamine, the affidavit stated.
Coston was charged with possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine 50 grams or and possession with intent to deliver more and fentanyl 40 grams or more.