CHICO, Calif. — A traffic stop in Chico early on Thursday, October 16, led to the arrest of a local man on drug charges.

Officials stated that the Butte County Sheriff's Office deputy stopped 59-year-old Lee Jones near Park Avenue and East 14th Street for a vehicle code violation.

BCSO officials stated that upon searching the vehicle, authorities found 12 grams of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.

Jones was arrested on a felony drug charge due to the increased penalties under Proposition 36 for those with prior drug-related convictions. He was booked into the Butte County Jail.

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