A routine traffic stop for an equipment violation on a Toyota Tundra led to a significant drug bust in Danville on Sunday, April 21st.

Around 11pm, Danville Police identified the driver as 48-year-old Chris Steward and the passenger as 23-year-old Kierran Lyttle. Suspicion of narcotics in the vehicle prompted a search, during which Lyttle attempted to escape on foot but was subdued with a taser.

The search revealed a stash of suspected heroin, cocaine, and marijuana, along with over $9,000 in cash hidden in a magnetic box under the vehicle.

Steward resisted arrest, becoming combative and attempting to assault the officers. Both individuals were taken into custody, with Steward facing multiple charges including trafficking cocaine and heroin, and Lyttle charged with possession and fleeing police.