Illegal dumping call near Lake Tahoe leads to DUI, drug arrests on Highway 50

A report of illegal trash dumping along Highway 50 near Lake Tahoe led California Highway Patrol officers to arrest two people, including a man on felony probation, authorities said.

Read more Illegal dumping call near Lake Tahoe leads to DUI, drug arrests on Highway 50

The incident occurred Friday on Highway 50 west of Highway 89, according to a Facebook post from the CHP’s South Lake Tahoe office. Officers responding to the report found three people near a vehicle.

Officers arrested a man who was on felony probation in Santa Clara County on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs, CHP said.

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A woman who was a passenger in the vehicle was arrested on suspicion of possessing drug paraphernalia and crack cocaine, according to CHP.

A third person was detained, but CHP did not say in the post whether that person was arrested.

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