PORT ALLEN - A traffic stop for careless operation in West Baton Rouge Parish turned into a felony arrest after deputies found multiple drugs in a man's vehicle, officials said.

The West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office said around 11 a.m. on Monday, a truck headed east on I-10 was stopped by deputies, who saw drug paraphernalia in plain view. After a search of the vehicle, deputies seized "cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, drug paraphernalia, and miscellaneous pills."

WBRSO arrested 51-year-old Jamie Piraneo of Katy, Texas, for careless operation, possession with intent to distribute Schedule II narcotics, possession of Schedule IV narcotics, a legend drug, drug paraphernalia and a weapon in the presence of a controlled dangerous substance.

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