Rodrigo Guzman-Hernandez, 37, was a passenger in a vehicle that was stopped Monday on Baltimore Pike in New Garden around 8 p.m. for a moving violation, Southern Chester County Regional police said.
Officers saw Guzman-Hernandez making "furtive movements" toward the floor, and was removed from the vehicle, authorities said.
That's when police found a plastic bag containing cocaine on the floor next to the passenger seat in plain view, police said.
Guzman-Hernandez was arrested on charges of
- Tampering with or fabricating physical evidence
- Possession of a controlled substance
- Possession of drug paraphernalia
He was released pending issuance of a summons. The case is pending a preliminary hearing.
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