Man dies after swallowing evidence in drug bust

PITTSBURG, Maine — A Groveton man has died after swallowing suspected cocaine during a police car stop.

Twenty-nine-year-old Christopher Weaver died Monday, more than a week after U.S. Border Patrol agents stopped a car near the Canadian border.

Pittsburg Police Chief Richard Lapoint said agents found illegal drugs in the car. He said Weaver told the agents he had swallowed some drugs, which they believe was cocaine.

The car's driver, 25-year-old Amanda Parker of West Stewartstown, was charged with possession and illegal transportation of a controlled substance.