LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – A routine license plate check conducted by a Lake County Sheriff’s patrol deputy has resulted in one arrest and the seizure of methamphetamine.
Genevieve Eileen Buendia, 38, of Clearlake was arrested following a subsequent vehicle stop, according to Lt. Steve Brooks.
Just before 11 p.m. Monday, a deputy noticed a vehicle traveling in front of him which exhibited an expired registration tab, Brooks said. Lake County Central Dispatch advised that the vehicle's registration had been expired since July 2008.
The occupants of the vehicle were able to park and exit the vehicle prior to the deputy conducting an enforcement stop, according to Brooks.
He said the deputy contacted Buendia, who explained she had just purchased the vehicle earlier in the evening. However, she was unable provide the deputy with the name of the person who had just sold her the vehicle.
Buendia provided the deputy with consent to search the interior of the vehicle, where he located 10 empty bindles/baggies commonly used in the packaging of methamphetamine, according to Brooks.
The deputy searched a cigarette pack belonging to Buendia and located a plastic bindle containing methamphetamine, Brooks said. The bindle was similar to the others located inside the vehicle.
Brooks said Buendia was arrested for possession of a controlled substance and transported to the Lake County Hill Road Correctional Facility for booking.
During the booking process at the jail, correctional officers discovered Buendia was in possession of two additional bindles containing methamphetamine, Brooks said. Both of the additional bindles were of the same type as the empty bindles located in the vehicle.
Buendia was also charged with possession of a controlled substance for sale, transportation of a controlled substance and bringing a controlled substance in a jail, Brooks said.
The Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force can be reached through its anonymous tip line at 707-263-3663.