Amador County – The Ione Police Department intercepted more illegal narcotics in its jurisdiction, after a traffic stop early Wednesday, which led to the arrest of a 23-year-old Valley Springs man.

Ione Police Chief Michael Johnson said Wednesday afternoon that more narcotics has been intercepted by Ione PD, a week after IPD arrested two people in a high-crime area of Ione, Jan. 25 on narcotics charges for possession and possession for the purpose of sale.

The arrest this week began in the early morning hours Wednesday, Feb. 2, at about 12:45 a.m. Johnson said a “graveyard shift Ione police officer observed an unsafe vehicle being operated on the public roadways.”

“The Ione officer stopped the vehicle for California Vehicle Code infractions and contacted the solo occupant,” he said. “After discovering the driver, 23-year-old Robby Ross of Valley Springs, was operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license, a more detailed investigation into the observed unsafe driving behavior was pursued.”

A search of the subject’s vehicle produced hypodermic syringes and illegal narcotics, Johnson said. The suspect’s vehicle was towed from the scene. Ross was booked into the Amador County Jail on possession and transportation of illegal narcotics, and traffic-related charges.

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