ECPD arrests driver after finding nearly 43 grams of methamphetamine
Dillon Fuhrman
EL CENTRO, Calif. (KYMA) – The El Centro Police Department (ECPD) arrested a driver after conducting a traffic stop which led to them finding nearly 43 grams of methamphetamine.
According to a post on Facebook, night shift patrol officers with ECPD conducted a traffic stop Friday night on a vehicle for multiple code violations.
However, the driver did not pull over and continued driving until arriving at their home, where they were later detained.
Courtesy: El Centro Police Department
After requesting help from the Imperial County Sheriff’s Office K-9 unit, ECPD says they conducted a sniff of the vehicle, alerting officers to the “presence of narcotics.”
While searching the vehicle, ECPD says officers found narcotic paraphernalia, a digital scale and approximately 42.8 grams of methamphetamine.
As a result, ECPD says the driver was arrested and booked into the Imperial County Jail for multiple charges.