MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TX- A traffic stop during a Pct. 4 Safe Shopper patrol led to a narcotics arrest after a driver allegedly resisted detention and attempted to discard drugs.

A deputy with Pct. 4 Constable Rowdy Hayden’s Office conducting a Safe Shopper patrol stopped a vehicle for a moving violation. The driver, 52-year-old Jose Zuniga reportedly immediately exited the vehicle and became increasingly uncooperative.

The encounter escalated when the driver allegedly resisted the deputy’s attempts to detain him, resulting in a brief struggle. During the confrontation, the driver allegedly attempted to discard narcotics, but the deputy spotted the attempt and recovered the evidence.

The deputy arrested the driver on charges of possession of a large quantity of narcotics and resisting arrest.

The Safe Shopper Initiative focuses on more than retail theft prevention, with deputies also conducting proactive patrols and traffic enforcement to address other criminal activity.