HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Harris County deputies seized nearly half a pound of meth after a traffic stop in the Copperfield area of Houston.
Ross Alexander LeBeau, 24, was arrested Monday after the discovery. He made a right hand turn without stopping, which led deputies to initiate a traffic stop.
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Deputies smelled marijuana and asked LeBeau if he had any drugs. He told them there was a small amount of marijuana in the center console.
He was detained at that point, deputies said.
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While searching the vehicle, deputies found 252 grams of meth, which LeBeau denied knowing anything about.
He's now charged with possession of a controlled substance. He's out of jail on $50,000 bond.
"This is another example how a routine traffic stop turned into a significant narcotics arrest in our community and may have kept our children and loved ones free from being introduced to drugs," the department said in a news release. "Deputy Aguilar and other deputies are challenged on a daily basis to enforce the law using not only their knowledge and expertise, but their powers of observation to take criminals off the street."
Editorial Note: A previous version of this story included a gallery with mugshots that may have been improperly credited to the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office or improperly identified offenders as methamphetamine users. The gallery has been removed.