A routine traffic snag outside Oakland’s MacArthur BART station turned into a major narcotics case yesterday, after police say a car blocking an exit led them to a satchel packed with suspected drugs and a loaded pistol.
The stop happened just before 4 PM near the 600 block of West MacArthur Boulevard, where officers pulled over a Buick LaCrosse that was blocking an exit and carried a temporary paper plate with no record on file, according to court filings. Inside, investigators say they found a satchel holding suspected crack cocaine, methamphetamine, black tar heroin and ecstasy pills, along with packaging materials. A loaded pistol was allegedly stashed under the driver’s seat, and officers say the man also had suspected crack, a glass pipe and a bullet on him. Those details were reported by The Mercury News.
MacArthur Station Context
MacArthur is a busy transfer hub in north Oakland, and it is no stranger to law enforcement activity. Publicly available logs for the station list narcotics and weapons-related entries among the categories recorded there, according to BART Crimes.
Court filings identify the suspects as a 62-year-old man and a 46-year-old woman. Both were booked on counts that include possession for sale of cocaine base and methamphetamine, possession of a controlled substance with a firearm and carrying a concealed firearm in a vehicle. Prosecutors also allege the man, who has prior felony convictions dating back to 1982, possessed the firearm and ammunition while prohibited. He remains jailed in lieu of $100,000 bail, while the woman was released on her own recognizance, according to The Mercury News…