Traffic Stop Leads to Arrest in Norwalk

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NORWALK (CNS) - A man is in custody today after a traffic stop in Whittier led to his arrest on gun and drug charges.

Deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department's Norwalk Station stopped the suspect at 11:23 p.m. Monday in the 12950 block of Sunnyside Place in the unincorporated area of Whittier for an expired car registration violation, said a Norwalk Station watch commander.

The driver had an expired license and deputies discovered that he was also in possession of a loaded firearm and an unknown quantity of methamphetamine, the watch commander said.

The suspect was arrested by police and booked at the Norwalk Station Jail.

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