A NOSELESS man was arrested after a sniffer dog found a stash of meth, cocaine and thousands of pounds in cash in his car during a traffic stop.
Charles Wilson Pastore, 46, from Brooklyn, New York, was riding in a white Mercedes Benz when he was pulled over by cops for the check.
Charles Wilson Pastore, 46, from Brooklyn, New York was arrested after a traffic stop Credit: Fort Lauderdale Police Department
Police pulled Pastore over during checks in Fort Lauderdale Credit: Getty
A sniffer dog was sent into the vehicle and quickly alerted officers to the cache of narcotics, CBS 12 reported.
The pup’s keen sense of smell had uncovered 17g of meth and 3.5g of crack cocaine, Fort Lauderdale Police said.
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Cops scoured the rest of the vehicle and found £2,672 ($3,515) in cash, multiple cell phones and a loaded semi-automatic handgun with an altered serial number.
A digital scale with white powder residue was discovered stuffed inside a backpack in the back seat.
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The secret stash led police to believe Pastore and the driver were working together to traffic and distribute narcotics.
He also allegedly had an invalid Florida drivers license in his possession, police said.
Pastore was arrested at the scene in Fort Lauderdale.
He faces charges of drug trafficking and possession, possession of a forged drivers license and possession of drug paraphernalia.
In a mugshot Pastore stood against a grey wall with a gaping hole in his face where his nose should have been.
It is unclear how he suffered the injury.
Pastore was in jail before posting $37,000 bail on Sept. 8, records show.
It comes just days after an unrelated traffic stop turned into a major drug bust in North Fort Myers, Florida.
Anthony Hallmon tossed a container packed with fentanyl and meth onto the road as he was pulled over by cops, Lee County Sheriff’s Office said.
On inspection, the container was filled with 12 individual bags of the lethal drugs.
Hallmon was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance, trafficking and resisting arrest.
The Sheriff’s office said the suspect had a notorious criminal history of nearly 40 previous arrests.
In a separate traffic stop during the same operation, deputies pulled over Andrew Awis and searched his vehicle.
Inside officers discovered a loaded AK-47, according to the sheriff’s office.
Awis is currently on felony probation and is prohibited from possessing a firearm.
He was arrested for violation of probation.
