A routine traffic stop landed a driver in jail when a search of the car turned up Ecstasy and a stolen gun.
A Berkeley patrol officer stopped a Pontiac at San Pablo and Channing Way at about 11:50 p.m. Tuesday. Three men were inside including the 27-year-old driver, and a records check revealed he was on probation for a gun violation.
During a probation search of the driver, the officer and his cover officers found a loaded, concealed .38 special revolver in the driver’s waistband, which they confirmed had been stolen in Tuolumne County.
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An officer also found an unspecified amount of Ecstasy in the driver’s waistband. He was arrested for possession of a concealed and loaded firearm, possession of a stolen firearm, possession of a firearm in violation of the terms of probation, possession of Ecstasy and a probation violation. The man, whom police have not identified, was booked in County Jail at the Berkeley Police station.
