Man driving van with 'drugs' written on the outside arrested for drug dealing

Police arrested a man driving a van with the phrase "SEX and DRUGS and ROCK n' roll" printed on its side after officers found drugs, knives and evidence of drug dealing. Police arrested a man driving a van with the phrase "SEX and DRUGS and ROCK n' roll" printed on its side after officers found drugs, knives and evidence of drug dealing. Photo: Courtesy SCPD Photo: Courtesy SCPD Image 1 of / 3 Caption Close Man driving van with 'drugs' written on the outside arrested for drug dealing 1 / 3 Back to Gallery

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — A man driving a sketchy-looking van with the words "SEX and DRUGS and ROCK n' roll" printed on its side was arrested after officers found methamphetamine, knives, tear gas, and evidence of drug sales, police said.

Bradley Kellman, 60, of Santa Cruz, was identified as the van driver. His license was suspended from a past DUI conviction and his registration tags were fake, police said.

A Santa Cruz police officer first notice Kellman driving his white Dodge Ram van in at 10:30 p.m. on Friday. The officer pulled the van over on the 800 block of Hanover because its brake lights were out and the van was unregistered.

"The driver refused to identify himself or exit the van. He was uncooperative and stated he had a 'right to travel,'" police said.

"The officer could see a large blade knife in the center console. While the officer was trying to calm him down, additional units responded and deployed spike strips in front of the tires of the van," police said.

"Our K-9 Unit Officer recognized the suspect as Bradley Kellman, who has a history with local law enforcement. The sergeant on duty was then able to talk the Mr. Kelleman into exiting the van," police said.

A police dog, named Luna, alerted officers to the presence of narcotics.

A search of the van resulted in officers finding:

$1,405 in cash

Packaging material for drug sales

6.3 grams of methamphetamine

Electronic scale

Several knives

Tear gas

Kellman was arrested for a slew of charges, including transporting, selling and possessing methamphetamine.

The police department wrote on its blog, "SCPD is dedicated to our community with ongoing efforts to keep Santa Cruz a safe place to live, work and raise a family."

This story originally appeared on KSBW.