David Green of Clearlake Oaks, Calif., was arrested on Thursday, March 31, 2011, after he was found in possession of methamphetamine during a traffic stop in which he was the passenger. Lake County Jail photo.

CLEARLAKE OAKS, Calif. – A field enforcement stop conducted by detectives with the Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force in Clearlake Oaks has led to a felony arrest, the seizure of methamphetamine, and the seizure of currency for asset forfeiture.

David Edward Green, 51, of Clearlake Oaks was taken into custody, according to Capt. James Bauman of the Lake County Sheriff's Office.

On Thursday, March 31, at approximately 3:40 p.m., narcotics detectives were conducting proactive enforcement activities in the Clearlake Oaks area when they stopped a Chevrolet pickup truck being driven by 48-year-old Laurie Jean Goodall of Clearlake Oaks, Bauman said.

He said Goodall initially gave detectives a false name to avoid being arrested for driving with a suspended license. Detectives confirmed her license was suspended and she was detained.

Green, who was a passenger in the truck, was detained after displaying symptoms of being under the influence of a controlled substance. Bauman said Green was on formal probation for a prior narcotics possession conviction. Field testing confirmed he was in fact under the influence and he was arrested.

Incident to his arrest, detectives searched Green and recovered a baggie containing approximately one-half ounce of methamphetamine and over $400 in currency from his pockets, Bauman said. The currency was seized for asset forfeiture as the suspected profits of drug trafficking.

Green was booked at the Lake County Hill Road Correctional Facility on charges of possession of a controlled substance for sales, transportation of a controlled substance, being under the influence of a controlled substance and violation of probation, Bauman said.

Green remains in the custody of the sheriff with a no-bail probation violation hold, according to jail records.

Bauman said Goodall was issued a citation for giving false information to a peace officer and for driving while suspended.

The Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force's anonymous tip line is 707-263-3663.

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