Conservation officers for Michigan DNR arrested two people driving through a northern Michigan state forest for possessing illegal firearms and drugs after conducting a traffic stop.
Photo provided/MI Dept. of Natural ResourcesA traffic stop Saturday by a Michigan Department of Natural Resources conservation officer led to two people being charged with multiple felonies.
The conservation officer, in a remote area of the Pigeon River County State Forest in Otesego County, initially observed a vehicle driving on the wrong side of the road, according to a Thursday press release.
During the stop, the people in the vehicle told the officer, "We are just out looking to hunt stuff."
The officer reportedly saw that the passenger had an uncased .308 rifle near their right leg with a rifle round on the door handle. And the driver, who had binoculars around their neck, had a loaded .22 caliber rifle behind the seat.
More conservation officers were called and soon arrived at the scene to assist.
Officers searched the rental vehicle the two people were driving. They discovered two additional firearms, used rifle casings, alcohol, several containers of crystal meth, marijuana and "evidence of drug use," according to the DNR in the release.
Three rifles, one shotgun, ammunition and drugs were confiscated.
The identities of the two arrested will not be released until they are arraigned in court, according to the DNR in the release. Both suspects face multiple felony charges. The investigation is ongoing.
