2 arrested on drug charges following traffic stop in Merced County

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Two radical are successful custody aft a postulation halt successful Merced County.

California Highway Patrol officers pulled implicit a Nissan Murano connected Highway 99 and Hammett Avenue for a model tint violation.

Officers requested a K-9 officer, who recovered 2 kilos of suspected cocaine hidden successful the driver's broadside of the car.

Officers accidental the operator had aggregate warrants, including narcotics charges.

Both the operator and rider were arrested for felony cause charges and booked into jail.