Oxycontin pills, firearm seized during Royal Oak Township traffic stop

Two without valid licenses arrested

While conducting a search of the vehicle, troopers found a loaded .380 semi-automatic pistol in a diaper bag behind the rear passenger seat.

ROYAL OAK TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Michigan State Police said troopers observed a traffic violation on 8 Mile Road near Fair Street around 2 a.m. Monday. 

Troopers conducted a traffic stop. They found two men without valid driver's licenses and a young child in the car.  

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While conducting a search of the vehicle, troopers found a loaded .380 semi-automatic pistol in a diaper bag behind the rear passenger seat. 

Troopers also found 10 mg oxycontin pills after searching the passenger. Both of the men, a 25-year-old from Ferndale and 37-year-old from Detroit, were arrested for felon possession of a firearm, carrying a concealed firearm and probation violation.

The men are being jailed pending review of the case by the Oakland County Prosecutor's Office.