LA PALMA A man was arrested Friday, July 21, during a traffic stop in La Palma after police found more than 15,000 Xanax tablets hidden in his car, police said.

Daniel Meharena, 28, of La Palma was arrested on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance for sale, La Palma police Sgt. Won Koh said.

Acting on a tip, officers stopped a silver Honda operated by Meharena around 5 p.m. near the intersection of Thelma Avenue and Walker Street, Koh said.

A drug-sniffing dog from the Buena Park Police Department found the Xanax pills, worth about $30,000, in plastic baggies in the trunk, he said.

A small amount of cocaine and cash were also recovered from the car.