Half-Pound Crystal Meth Found At Napa Hotel: Police

NAPA, CA — A traffic stop led to a K-9 finding a half-pound of crystal methamphetamine at a Napa hotel, according to police.

After the stop last week K-9 Brick discovered about 1.5 ounces of methamphetamine, and Lorenzo Chavez Sanchez of Suisun was arrested on suspicion of sale and transportation of narcotics, the Napa County Sheriff’s Office said in a social media post Monday.

Authorities searched the Napa hotel where Sanchez was staying and Brick found an additional half-pound of crystal methamphetamine, according to police, who said the room also contained a scale, a loaded gun and ammunition. Sanchez was booked into Napa County jail, police said.