Watsonville Officer Finds Meth During Traffic Stop

A Watsonville police officer on patrol noticed a car driving without headlights. After a stop was made, meth was found in an unusual place.

Posted Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 7:48 am PT

WATSONVILLE - An officer on patrol in Watsonville stumbled on a cache of methamphetamine after stopping a car that didn’t have its headlights on.

According to the Watsonville PD Facebook page, Watsonville Officer Tol saw a vehicle driving at night with no headlights on and made a traffic stop.

During the course of the stop, Officer Tol searched the vehicle and discovered 10 bindles of methamphetamine hidden inside a USB device.

Police say other evidence of narcotics sales was also discovered during the investigation.

The unnamed driver was arrested for sales and transportation of a controlled substance, and booked into the Santa Cruz County jail.

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