A 46-year-old Brooklyn man was arrested in Florida last week after police said they found methamphetamine, cocaine, a suspected fake driver’s license and thousands of dollars in cash inside a car.
Charles Wilson Pastore was riding in a white Mercedes-Benz in Fort Lauderdale on Sept. 3 when officers pulled the vehicle over, CBS 12 reported. A police K-9 then searched the car.
The dog alerted officers to narcotics hidden inside the vehicle, including more than 17 grams of methamphetamine and 3½ grams of crack cocaine, according to the Fort Lauderdale Police Department.
A backpack in the backseat also contained a digital scale with white powder residue, $3,515 in cash and a loaded semiautomatic handgun with its serial number shaved off, according to a police affidavit.
Authorities said officers additionally discovered a Florida driver’s license that appeared to be counterfeit.
Investigators alleged that Pastore and the driver were working together to traffic narcotics.
Court records show that Pastore faces a methamphetamine trafficking charge, along with charges related to possession of meth, cocaine and drug paraphernalia.
He remained jailed until posting $37,000 bail on Sept. 8, records show.
No attorney information for Pastore was immediately available.
The Post contacted the Fort Lauderdale Police Department and the Broward County Sheriff’s Office seeking additional information.
