DORCHESTER COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - Dorchester County deputies say a traffic stop lead to the arrest of a man who had a car full of drugs, guns and ammunition and is in the country illegally.

Joaquin Lopez-Rubio, 35, of Mexico, is charged with unlawful possession of a firearm by an alien, possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, giving false information to law enforcement, speeding more than 25 mph over the speed limit, driving without a license and presenting police with a false ID.

These charges are connected to that traffic stop which occurred Friday when deputies were called to assist troopers with the South Carolina Highway Patrol with a traffic stop. They responded to the 10100 block of Dorchester Road after troopers said they pulled over a driver going 25 mph over the posted

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