Vestal Traffic Stop Turns Up Meth Hidden Under Child's Car Seat

Two Binghamton residents were sent to Broome County Jail after police discovered four ounces of methamphetamine hidden under a child's car seat.

Authorities said the arrests followed a traffic stop on Bunn Hill Road near the Binghamton University campus in Vestal.

Investigators who pulled over the vehicle called for a Binghamton police canine unit to assist in searching the car.

The dog alerted police to the presence of drugs in the vehicle. Police found the meth tucked under a child car seat. That seat was being used by one of three kids in the vehicle at the time of the stop.

Cash and drugs seized from a vehicle stopped by police in Vestal. (Photo: Broome County Special Investigations Unit Task Force)

In addition to the drugs, investigators confiscated $1,242 in cash discovered in the vehicle.

The driver of the car - 25-year-old Lacey Brown - and a passenger - 25-year-old Jacob Brown - were arrested. They were charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance. They both also were charged with three counts of endangering the welfare of a child.

According to a news release from the Broome County Special Investigations Unit Task Force, Lacey and Jacob Brown were arraigned and ordered held at the jail in the town of Dickinson.

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