Crime & Safety
Mushrooms, Meth and More Found in Geo Metro near Scotts Valley
Police found drugs galore in Robert Tillman's car on Highway 17.
A routine traffic stop on Highway 17 Sunday evening yielded a massive drug seizure.
At 7:30 p.m., Watsonville resident Robert Curtis Tillman, 26, was pulled over near Scotts Valley while driving on the northbound side of the highway.
The CHP officer found Tillman to be driving with a suspended license, so he was arrested and his car was impounded.
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According to Officer Sarah Jackson, during the impound process, officers found a stash of drugs including methamphetamine, mushrooms, Dimethyltryptamine, marijuana, hash and evidence of drug sales and manufacturing.
Tillman was booked on charges of drug possession, sales and manufacturing. His 1992 Geo Metro was impounded until his release.
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