Aguadilla police arrested a 39-year-old driver from Moca after stopping his vehicle for speeding and an expired registration sticker on PR-2 highway. Officer Pedro Pellot Cordero detected a strong smell of alcohol and controlled substances coming from the car and found a black pistol inside.
The driver, Jonathan Pérez Muñiz, was given a breath test, which showed a blood alcohol level of 0.257%. After consulting with prosecutor Milagros Guntín Pagán, Pérez Muñiz was detained while a search warrant for the vehicle is requested and the investigation continues.
The passenger was released.