Fresno police find handgun, methamphetamine during traffic stop

Officers found more than they were looking for during a traffic stop Thursday in central Fresno – a loaded .45 caliber handgun and 8 grams of methamphetamine.

When officers from the Northeast Violent Crime Impact Team stopped a vehicle near the area of Blackstone and Ashlan avenues, they learned that the front passenger, Brandon Munoz, 32, of Fresno was a wanted parolee.

Munoz was arrested and when officers conducted a further search of the vehicle, they found the handgun under the front passenger seat and the methamphetamine.

Munoz was booked into the Fresno County Jail.

This story was originally published March 4, 2016 at 2:33 PM with the headline "Fresno police find handgun, methamphetamine during traffic stop."