A driver was arrested Wednesday after a California Highway Patrol officer found about 135 bags of methamphetamine during a traffic stop on Interstate 5 in Fresno County, authorities said.

A CHP Coalinga Area officer stopped a 2019 Hyundai on Aug. 12 for a vehicle code violation, according to CHP. During the stop, the officer observed several indicators that authorities said were consistent with criminal activity.

The driver consented to a search of the vehicle, which led to the discovery of about 135 Ziploc bags containing a white crystalline substance suspected to be methamphetamine, CHP said.

The driver, who was on active parole, was arrested on suspicion of narcotics-related offenses and a parole violation.

The suspected narcotics were turned over to the Fresno High Impact Investigation Team for further investigation. Subsequent testing confirmed the substance was methamphetamine, according to CHP.

Authorities estimated the methamphetamine had a street value of about $1 million.

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