A speeding car with a broken tail light led to a traffic stop Saturday evening, April 30th , that took approximately 122 pounds of marijuana off the street. The street value of the product was estimated at $25,000.

It was shortly after 10:00 p.m. that Allen Officer Chad Vandever observed the vehicle, a 2016 Ford Focus, traveling at 59-mph in a 45-mph zone. Vandever activated his lights and siren and the vehicle pulled into the Allen Quick Pic parking lot. Informing the driver, 23-year old Cordell J. Myers of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, of the reason for the stop, Vandever asked for his license and insurance verification. Myers reported his wallet had been lost and, after looking through the vehicle, he was unable to located proof of be marijuana nuggets on the front passenger seat floorboard and a black backpack which contained a black semi-automatic pistol. Another baggie of suspected marijuana was also found inside the backpack. Two large black trash sacks in the back seat and two in the trunk revealed more baggies each weighing approximately one pound.

Allen Police Chief Brett Edens was contacted for assistance at the scene and remained with the vehicle until the wrecker arrived to take possession. Vandever transported Myers to the Pontotoc County Justice Center where he was booked with charges of driving an unsafe vehicle and speeding, both through Allen municipal court, and for trafficking marijuana, possession insurance.

Officer Vandever noted a strong order of marijuana coming from the vehicle and asked if Myers had a medical marijuana card. He replied he did but it was lost along with his wallet.

Calling in to Dispatch, Vandever was informed that Myers’ license was revoked; Myers said it had been suspended due to a DUI charge. Myers was informed he was under arrest for driving with a revoked license and placed in handcuffs. A search of the suspect revealed $800 in $20 bills and a wallet with three debit cards; Myers was then seated in the back of the police car. Dispatch was contacted and a wrecker was requested to impound the vehicle.

An initial search of the Myers’ vehicle revealed a clear bag of what appeared to a revoked license in of a firearm in the the District Court of commission of a Pontotoc County. felony, and driving with