MARTINSBURG — A Greig man was accused of drug possession following a Monday night traffic stop on Route 26 in the town of Martinsburg.

Lewis County sheriff’s deputies charged Justin R. King, 27, 5402 Greig Road, with two counts apiece of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and having a controlled substance in a non-original container and a single count of unlawful possession of marijuana, answerable in Martinsburg Town Court.

A search by police dog Wyman led to the discovery that Mr. King, a passenger in the vehicle, was in possession of Vicodin, alprazolam and marijuana, deputies said.

State police assisted with the stop.

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