Stolen plate alert led to meth, scales, and a gun pulled from a BMW in Annapolis

Annapolis, MD – A late-night traffic stop in Annapolis turned into a major weapons and drug bust Tuesday after detectives discovered methamphetamine, stolen plates, and an illegal firearm inside a gray BMW, according to Anne Arundel County Police.

Around 10:55 p.m. on August 26, detectives from the Eastern District were alerted by a license plate reader to a vehicle carrying stolen Virginia registration tags. Officers located the 2007 BMW in the 400 block of Sixth Street and pulled it over. The driver and passenger were detained without incident.

A search of the vehicle uncovered approximately 62 grams of suspected methamphetamine, two glass smoking devices with suspected drug residue, four digital scales,

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