An 18-year-old was arrested Friday after officers found drugs and guns inside a backpack in his vehicle during a traffic stop in San Mateo, police said.

Police said they arrested 18-year-old Carron Patterson following a traffic stop in the intersection of Delaware Street and 25th Avenue just after 1:30 p.m.

According to authorities, the traffic stop was initiated after officers saw an open bottle of tequila inside Patterson’s vehicle and smelled a strong odor of fresh marijuana.

During the search, officers found a black backpack in the back seat. Officials said the backpack contained a Glock pistol with a multi-burst trigger, an extended magazine and a round in the chamber of the pistol.

Police reported also finding two scales and packaging materials associated with drug sales, psilocy

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