Man found with controlled substances after arriving to jail in Merced County

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A antheral was arrested aft a postulation halt for conveyance codification violations successful Delhi, the Merced County Sheriff's Office said.

Deputies accidental they conducted a postulation halt for conveyance violations connected Hillside Drive successful Delhi connected Monday.

As the responding lawman approached the car, the sheriff's bureau accidental helium noticed escaped ammunition successful the unfastened mitt box. He besides smelled marijuana coming from the conveyance and noticed escaped marijuana successful the beforehand rider seat, arsenic good arsenic a container of processed marijuana successful the backmost seat.

After a hunt of the car, sheriff's officials accidental they located a loaded unregistered firearm, an unloaded unregistered firearm, 4 loaded magazines, 1 bare magazine, 2 boxes of ammunition and 4 pounds of marijuana.

The driver, which deputies identified arsenic Alejandro Lopez, was arrested. However, deputies adhd erstwhile Lopez arrived astatine the Merced County Jail, helium was besides recovered to person a controlled substance successful his possession. He was booked connected assorted charges.