A Cleveland man was arrested following a traffic stop where authorities say a K9 unit alerted deputies to several drugs, including meth and cocaine, taped underneath his car.
White County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted a traffic stop on Westmoreland Road Tuesday, when they say a vehicle failed to stop at a stop sign. That’s when a WCSO K9 unit alerted them to the underside of the vehicle, the sheriff’s office says.
The deputies conducted a search of the underside of the vehicle, where they say they located two small plastic containers wrapped in dark-colored tape, containing methamphetamine, cocaine, oxycodone, Alprazolam (Xanax) and marijuana.
The driver of the vehicle, Paul Christian Horner, 48 of Cleveland, was arrested and charged with possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute, possession of a schedule 2 drug, possession of a schedule 4 drug, possession of marijuana, drugs not in original container, and failure to stop for a stop sign.
He is currently booked at the White County Jail. No bond has been set.
