Machetes Seized In Marin Cocaine Bust

MARIN COUNTY, CA — A Southern Marin traffic stop last week led the arrest of a suspect after drugs and weapons were found in their vehicle, authorities said.

At around 9:45 p.m. Thursday a deputy stopped a vehicle for a suspected code violation, and the deputy developed a reason to search the vehicle after speaking with the driver, the Marin County Sheriff’s Office said.

Several weapons including machetes and a collapsible baton along with suspected cocaine and “items indicative of cocaine sales” were seized during the arrest, the Sheriff’s Office said.

The suspect was taken to Marin County Jail, the Sheriff’s Office said.