NORTH EAST - A Cecil County man is facing several drug charges after an officer working a "special assignment" caught him with nearly 140 baggies of suspect heroin, a small amount of suspect crack cocaine and other evidence during a New Year's Day traffic stop in North East, according to court records. Investigators identified the suspect as James Joseph Thompson, 27, of the 500 block of Middle Road, north of Elkton. Thompson was a front-seat passenger in a Honda Civic that Pfc. Christopher Jones of the North East Police Department stopped in the 200 block of Mechanics Valley Road at approximately 11:45 p.m. on Friday, while working a special assignment in which he was observing motorists traveling in a "known drug market" and making traffic stops when warranted, police said.