TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Lake Wales Florida man turned a traffic stop into a drug arrest on Sunday, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
Robert Brush, 46, was pulled over by a deputy for a minor traffic infraction near Watkins Road in Haines City at around 6 p.m.
Brush handed his driver’s license to the deputy, which was covered in “a white powdery substance,” according to PCSO, who said the powder tested positive for methamphetamine.
“Amazingly, it’s not the first time someone has handed over their license covered with an illegal substance,” the sheriff’s office wrote on social media.
A nearby Lake Hamilton K-9 officer was called to the area. The dog indicated there were drugs in the vehicle. Deputies searched the vehicle and found a baggie under the driver’s seat holding 14.23 grams of meth, as well as a bag with 2.08 grams inside, according to PCSO.
Brush was arrested and booked into the Polk County Jail.
