CRIME
Gun Found Hidden in Taco Bell Quesadilla Wrapper During Traffic Stop and “a distribution amount of methamphetamine, liquid heroin, and drug paraphernalia.” Picayune, Mississippi.
Mississippi police officers conducting a search during a recent traffic stop allegedly discovered a firearm concealed inside a Taco Bell quesadilla.
Officers conducted a traffic stop for a traffic violation on East Canal Street in Picayune at around 12:38 p.m. on April 14, according to the Picayune Police Department.
While officers were speaking with the driver, Olivia Neff, they say passenger Devin P Mitchell hid a handgun inside a quesadilla inside a Taco Bell bag. A photo shared by the police shows the gun and quesadilla seized during a search of the vehicle.
During the search, officers also allegedly found “a distribution amount of methamphetamine, liquid heroin, and drug paraphernalia.”
Mitchell was charged with possession of controlled substance with intent to distribute while in possession of a firearm, possession of a controlled substance, tampering with physical evidence, possession of weapon by felon and possession of paraphernalia.
Neff was issued a citation for disregard for a traffic device and released at the scene, police said.
