Crime & Safety
Traffic Stops Leads to Drug Arrest
More than 4 grams of methamphetamine was seized in the early morning arrest.
A trip through Land O’ Lakes early this morning ended badly for a Tampa man found with methamphetamine in his car.
According to a Pasco County Sheriff’s Office report, a deputy pulled the man over in the Village Lakes Shopping Center parking lot around 12:30 a.m. Sept. 19 after he had been clocked doing 65 mph in a 50 mph zone. The man was initially arrested for driving on a suspended license, but the charges didn’t stop there.
“While inventorying his vehicle prior to impound, I located a bag on the floor next to the driver’s seat containing 4.3 grams of methamphetamine packaged in seven small Ziploc bags, a scale and numerous small empty Ziploc bags,” the deputy wrote in his report.
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Keith Edward Ross Jr., 34, of 4130 12th Ave. N. in Tampa remained in the Land O’ Lakes Jail this afternoon on $10,000 bond. He was charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to sell and driving on a suspended license.
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