upholding as reasonable the search of defendant's underwear and the removal of crack cocaine from underneath defendant's scrotum

upholding reach-in search on public roadway where officer used himself and car door to shield suspect from public view

upholding the removal of cocaine from underneath suspect's scrotum

adopting reasoning of dissent in State v. Smith, 118 N.C.App. 106, 454 S.E.2d 680, 687 (Walker, J., concurring in part and dissenting in part)

reversing the opinion of the Court of Appeals reported at 118 N.C. App. 106, 454 S.E.2d 680 based on dissent by Walker, J.

In Smith, the officer initially used his own body and a car door to shield the defendant from public view. 118 N.C.App. at 109, 454 S.E.2d at 682.

In Smith, evidence was presented at the suppression hearing that the arresting officer (Officer Cook) knew the defendant, and had worked in the relevant area of Fayetteville for several years and knew it to be an area with high drug activity.

noting that "courts have allowed highly intrusive warrantless searches of individuals where exigent circumstances are shown to exist, such as imminent loss of evidence or potential health risk to the individual"