SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WKRC) – An Uber driver in Ohio was allegedly arrested for possessing methamphetamine in his work car while wearing a shirt that said “retired drug dealer.”
According to a Facebook post from the Springfield Township Police Department, an Uber passenger called 911 on the night of April 27 to report an Uber driver who “casually mentioned he had a false-bottom aerosol can in the vehicle containing methamphetamine.”
Officers tracked down the Uber driver in question at around 3 a.m. the next day and performed a traffic stop, per the press release. Officers investigated the car further and reported finding: a false-bottom aerosol can with 24 grams of methamphetamine, four unidentified pills, a meth pipe, a digital scale, packaging baggies, cash, and three cell phones.
Police arrested the driver, 47-year-old Robert Rose, and despite denying ownership of the illicit materials in the vehicle, charged him with drug trafficking, possession of felony drugs, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
“And, as if the situation couldn’t get any more ironic, the arrestee was wearing a T-shirt that said: ‘Retired Drug Dealer,'” the Facebook post said.
