A Ceres Police officer was drawn to a vehicle's expired registration tags in the Walmart parking lot Friday evening, which in turn led to the discovery of drugs in the car.
At 11:27 p.m. Officer Vince Hooper found driver Randy Heldstab, 34, of Patterson, had a suspended license and was on searchable probation for a prior drug conviction. Both Heldstab and passenger Monica Cardenas, 30, of Ceres, were taken out of the car for a probation search of the car. Hooper found two plastic baggies containing approximately an ounce of methamphetamine each and a glass pipe. Both claimed the drugs and pipe belonged to the other person. Both were booked for possession of methamphetamine for sale, transportation of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Expired tags lead to drug arrest