A top executive at PBS was arrested and booked on drug charges after he was pulled over by law enforcement officials in Arkansas.

Michael Hibblen, director of public affairs at Arkansas PBS, was arrested after Pulaski County deputies allegedly found methamphetamine in his car during a traffic stop earlier this week, authorities said.

Deputies pulled Hibblen over around 9 p.m. on Monday on Interstate 40 westbound after clocking him at 80 mph in a 60 mph zone, according to an arrest report obtained by KATV-TV.

The longtime journalist told deputies he was heading home after dropping off a friend at a gas station near the Prothro Junction exit, police said.

Hibblen consented to a search of his vehicle. Deputies then discovered what they described as “crystal-like shards” in a cupholder th

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