Anchorage man arrested for cocaine possession, distribution following South Anchorage drug bust

What began as a traffic stop made by Anchorage Police Department patrol officers turned into an FBI investigation and drug bust on a residence in South Anchorage.

According to a signed affidavit by Curtis Vik, an Alaska State Trooper and task force officer assigned to the FBI, the seizure included two rectangle-shaped "bricks" of cocaine, each weighing in at over a kilogram. In addition, a smaller portion of cocaine, a hand gun, and an estimated $280,000 in cash were also seized.

The drug, initially referred to by Vik as a "white powdery substance," was first recovered from the vehicle of Charles Topps, a man Anchorage police pulled over for a traffic stop on April 21.

Topps was arrested during the stop, and his vehicle was sent to the Anchorage FBI office to be searched. There, officers found the first brick inside an empty Corona beer box, which weighed in at 1058 grams, according to measurements made by authorities.

An additional baggie "with what appeared to be an 8-ball of a white powdery substance" weighing at about 8 grams was also found in the seized Chevrolet Avalanche.

"Using a TruNarc scanner, I tested the substance, which returned a presumptive positive result for cocaine," Vik said in the signed affidavit.

The officers then received a federal search warrant for the suspect's home, located in a home on the 1000 block of Golden Dawn Circle in South Anchorage.

Officers combed over the location, finding a shoe box in a bedroom closet containing the second rectangle brick. This one weighed in at a reported 1030 grams.

Investigators then found a brown Coach box under the bed which contained "a large sum of cash [...] in excess of $200,000."

An additional 114 grams of cocaine, as well as a .38 caliber handgun were also discovered during the search.

Topps was questioned at the Drug Enforcement Administration building in Anchorage. During the interview, he reportedly admitted to selling "approximately 2 kilos of cocaine a month."

Topps also identified the cash in his home, stating that it was "proceeds from selling cocaine." He told the authorities that there was one kilogram of cocaine in his vehicle, but Vik stated in the report that he said there wasn't any drugs in his home.

Topps is scheduled for his arraignment on June 2, for the charges of distribution of controlled substances, possession of controlled substances with the intent to distribute them, and two charges related to firearm possession, including being a felon with a firearm, and "possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking."