NICE, Calif. – A vehicle stop conducted by the Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force has resulted in on arrest and the seizure of methamphetamine.

Christopher James Bynum, 55, of Nice was taken into custody on Wednesday night, according to Lt. Steve Brooks of the Lake County Sheriff's Office.

At 9:30 p.m. Wednesday a narcotics detective noticed a motorcycle traveling in front of him on eastbound Highway 20 in Nice with a tail light which was not working, Brooks said.

Brooks said the detective conducted an enforcement stop in the area of Lakeview Drive and Highway 20. As the motorcycle was pulling over he noticed the driver throw something into the grass as he came to a complete stop.

The detective contacted the driver, who he identified as Bynum, and examined what Bynum had thrown, which appeared to be wadded up paper, Brooks said.

Brooks said the detective opened the paper and located four bags containing a white translucent crystalline substance, which he recognized to be methamphetamine.

Bynum admitted that he was going to both sell and use the methamphetamine the detective had located. He also told the detective that he was not selling too much dope and that the people up the street were more of a problem than he was, Brooks said.

Bynum was arrested for possession of methamphetamine for sale, transportation of a controlled substance and destroying or concealing evidence. Brooks said Bynum was transported to the Lake County Hill Road Correctional Facility and booked.

The Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force can be reached through its anonymous tip line at 707-263-3663.