SALINAS — Monterey County Sheriff’s deputies announced they have arrested a 42-year-old man from Pacific Grove for possession of three firearms: a loaded .45 caliber pistol, an AR pistol carbine and a Japanese Type 11 light machine gun.

The suspect was apprehended Sunday around 8:30 p.m. during a traffic stop in Castroville according to a press release from the Sheriff’s Office.

A deputy was patrolling near Poole Street and McDougal Street when they noticed a vehicle driving down the middle of the road toward oncoming traffic. The officer stopped the vehicle, which was driven by a female and had a male passenger. Another deputy arrived on scene to assist, alongside his K-9 partner.

While searching the vehicle, the law enforcement dog discovered a controlled substance and drug parapherna

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