BELLINGHAM, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – A Bellingham man is in custody after deputies recovered drugs intended for sale from his vehicle.

Whatcom County Sheriff’s spokesperson Deb Slater says that the suspect was pulled over on W Axton Rd Friday, May 24.

Deputies found that the suspect, 26-year-old Carlos Velazquez-Martinez, had several active misdemeanor warrants and was driving on a suspended license.

As he was being arrested, deputies noticed drug paraphernalia inside the car. They later recovered baggies of methamphetamine and a bottle of oxycodone pills from the vehicle, along with $1,300 cash.

Velazquez-Martinez was booked and released from the Whatcom County Jail within the span of an hour.