ROCHESTER — A New Bedford man was arrested on multiple charges following a traffic stop that resulted in drug and weapons violations.
Nicholas Ouimet was taken into custody by Rochester police officers during a nighttime patrol operation.
Police said Ouimet was driving with a suspended license for a subsequent offense.
Officers also discovered ammunition without a valid firearms identification card and drugs without a prescription during the stop, according to police.
Ouimet was additionally charged with speeding and attempting to destroy evidence, police said.
He was booked at Plymouth County House of Corrections.
The arrest was part of what Rochester Police Chief Michael A. Assad Jr. called a proactive patrol effort to keep the community safe.
