Amador County – A 26-year-old man faces multiple felony drug charges after a traffic stop in Ione early Tuesday, and added to the growing list of drug-related arrests by the Ione Police Department.

Ione Police Chief Michael Johnson said in a release Thursday that Daniel Halsell, 26, was taken into custody following a traffic enforcement stop at about 1:30 am on Tuesday, December 14th. An Ione Police officer stopped Halsell for a minor traffic infraction.

Johnson said “upon further investigation it was discovered that Halsell was in possession of controlled narcotic substances and drug paraphernalia.” Halsell was arrested and booked into Amador County Jail on multiple felony drug charges.

The “arrest is consistent with the on-going efforts to combat drug trafficking, illegal possession of drugs,” and driving under the influence “within the Ione city limits,” Johnson said, noting that his “officers are proactive in their drug related enforcement efforts and hoping to send a message that the Ione Police Department will continue to have zero tolerance for drugs in the community.”

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