A Levy County man has been arrested and charged with meth possession after deputies found his drugs stashed in an urn filled with ashes.
- Eric Middleton charged with possession of meth
- Deputies found the drugs mixed with ashes in an urn
- Middleton was pulled over in Citrus County for not wearing his seatbelt
According to the Citrus County Sheriff's Office, Eric Middleton, 38, was pulled over during a traffic stop Monday afternoon on River Road for not wearing his seatbelt.
During the stop, deputies asked Middleton if he had anything illegal in the vehicle, according to the arrest report. Middleton told deputies they would find methamphetamine in the backseat.
Then, when asked, Middleton handed deputies a clear plastic bag containing meth, officials said.
Deputies then asked if they could search the rest of the car and Middleton said yes. In the front passenger seat deputies found a messenger bag with what looked like an urn.
Inside the urn was a clear plastic bag sticking out of ashes. The plastic bag appeared to contain more meth so deputies removed the ashes. Inside the urn under the ashes they found seven plastic bags containing meth and a plastic bag of approximately 30 pills.
Middleton was arrested and charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance and trafficking methamphetamine.