Cleveland County traffic stop leads to drugs, firearm

A traffic stop led to an arrest after Cleveland County deputies and one of their K-9s found a gun, drugs and money.

CLEVELAND COUNTY, Okla. (KFOR) - A traffic stop led to an arrest after Cleveland County deputies and one of their K-9s found a gun, drugs and money.

According to CCSO, on Thursday, April 18, a lieutenant saw a white van speeding through a construction zone near 60th St. and Slaughterville around 10:50 p.m. and initiated a traffic stop.

During the stop, the lieutenant could smell marijuana coming from the car. The driver said he did not have the paperwork for the marijuana, prompting the K-9 unit to search the car.

Officials say K-9 Vito did an open-air sniff and positively alerted on the van.

During the search, more than 25 marijuana plants, a thermos of liquid suspected to be THC, a glass jar of THC powder, $7,600 in $100 bills and a 9mm firearm was found.

After the items were seized, a warrant request was issued for the driver.