Most people use U-Hauls for moving. This is the case because they offer quite a bit of space while also being attainable regarding their cost. However, some people use them for illegal activities. This happened recently when a police officer conducted a traffic stop on a U-Haul and found a high volume of drugs. Now, the driver is facing jail time. 

The officer conducted the traffic stop due to suspesion of drug possession

According to KAIT 8 News, a police officer in Jonesboro, Arkansas noticed a U-Haul leaving a hotel at around midnight on December 3rd. Notably, law enforcement officers had previously been informed of people in the area using this mode of transprtation to move around drugs. Because of this, the officer decided to follow the U-Haul and eventually conduct a traffic stop. 

The man was driving the U-Haul in question to a nearby storage complex, and the officer successfully pulled it over for a traffic stop. Naturally, the police officer gathered normal identifying information about the driver, Dustin Edward Webb, 39. This led the officer to learn that the man was currently on probation. Of course, things didn’t end there.

Later, during the traffic stop, the police decided to use a sniffer dog to check for narcotics in the U-Haul. After sniffing around outside the vehicle, the dog signaled that it found something, which prompted a search. According to the police, “A probable cause search of the U-Haul was then conducted with approximately 0.8 grams of suspect methamphetamine located in a plastic container near the driver seat.”

Additionally, there were seven of what police officers believed to be Alprazolam tablets in a green bottle. Not only that, but the police officers opened the man’s storage unit and found homemade pipes, meth residue, etc. Now, his charges include possession of meth or cocaine less than two grams, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of Schedule IV or V less than 28 grams. He also has a $20,000 bond.