ROME — A felony amount of methamphetamine was found hidden in a secret compartment inside a dictionary during a search in Rome, according to the Rome Police Department.
Police said a vehicle was stopped in the 400 block of E. Bloomfield St. around 3 p.m. April 27 and two backpacks were found inside. The driver, who was charged with several vehicle violations, claimed one of the backpacks, police said. The passenger, 35-year-old Shawn E. Westcott, of Rome, denied ownership of the second backpack, police said.
The second backpack was found between Westcott's legs and was taken back to the police station to be searched, authorities stated.
Several items were found inside the backpack, including a BB gun and a throwing ax, police said. Officers also found a dictionary with a secret compartment, with even more items hidden inside, police stated.
Among the items found in the dictionary compartment was a quantity of meth, police said.
Westcott was located two days later and was taken into custody on one count of felony second-degree possession of a controlled substance, police said. He is scheduled to appear in Rome City Court.
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