CALLAWAY — Deputies have arrested a driver allegedly in possession of illegal narcotics and loose cash after a traffic stop in Callaway, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday.
While on patrol on Seneca Avenue just before 5 p.m. Tuesday, a BCSO deputy observed the driver of a grey Chevrolet Malibu fail to stop at a stop sign. The deputy conducted a traffic stop at Sims Avenue and Willow Street, and the driver was identified as 51-year-old Michael Gus Kaufman. A further check revealed his driver’s license was suspended.
A search of Kaufman’s person revealed a small tin of Oxycodone pills in a pocket, and another tin with Xanax (alprazolam). Kaufman also was in possession of about $1,600 in cash.
A search of the vehicle revealed about 49 Methadone pills and 25 pills of Hydromorphone, which were seized as evidence.
Kaufman, 6919 Lois St., Callaway, was charged with driving while license suspended, failure to stop at a stop sign, four counts of possession of controlled substance and possession of paraphernalia. He was booked into the Bay County Jail.