CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Clearlake Police arrested a man on Monday who was found to be in possession of a large amount of methamphetamine.

Rafael Garcia Jr., 40, was booked into the Lake County Jail on an outstanding misdemeanor warrant and a felony charge of possession of controlled substances for sale charge, according to jail records.

Detective Sgt. Nick Bennett said that at approximately 12:22 p.m. Monday Clearlake Police Sgt. Tim Hobbs conducted a traffic stop in the area of 38th Avenue and Oak Avenue.

The driver of the vehicle – Garcia, who gave his address as Los Angeles – was found to have an outstanding warrant for traffic violations, Bennett said.

Bennett said that while Garcia was being taken into custody, officers observed what appeared to be narcotics in the vehicle next to where Garcia was sitting.

A check of the suspected narcotics confirmed it was methamphetamine and when weighted, was more than 3 ounces, Bennett said.

Bennett said Garcia also was in possession of a large amount of currency which was seized per narcotic asset forfeiture.

Garcia was booked into Lake County Jail, with bail set at $25,000.

Jail records indicated that Garcia – whose booking sheet says he lives in Clearlake – later posted the required percentage of bail and was released.