ECPD arrests driver after finding nearly 43 grams of methamphetamine

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.

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.