An Auburn restaurant owner has been accused of drug trafficking.
Darren Douin, 43, of Auburn was charged with aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs and unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, according to Timothy Cougle, the deputy chief of the Auburn Police Department.
Police pulled over Douin while he was driving about 1 p.m. Tuesday. During a search of his vehicle, officers found Douin had narcotics and a firearm, Cougle said.
Police then searched his Grove Street home and his business, Happy Days Diner on Mill Street, where they seized 70 grams of crack cocaine, 55 grams of cocaine, 2.2. grams of methamphetamine, 112 ecstasy pills, 17 guns, $25,530 in suspected drug proceeds and other evidence of drug trafficking, according to Cougle.
Douin was taken to the Androscoggin County Jail in Auburn, where his bail was set at $30,000.
The investigation is ongoing, and Cougle said more charges are forthcoming.
