{"id":112416,"date":"2026-01-06T06:02:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T06:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/112416\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T06:02:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T06:02:20","slug":"driver-arrested-after-traffic-violation-leads-to-cocaine-discovery-in-el-paso-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/112416\/","title":{"rendered":"Driver arrested after traffic violation leads to cocaine discovery in El Paso"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14\/CBS4) \u2014 A routine traffic stop in El Paso on Jan. 1 escalated into a significant arrest when deputies discovered cocaine and an open container of alcohol in a vehicle. <\/p>\n<p>At approximately 6 a.m., deputies observed a black Chevrolet SUV run a red light at North Desert Blvd. and Westway Blvd. <\/p>\n<p>The driver, identified as 35-year-old Oscar Gandarilla, initially failed to stop, and when he came to a complete stop near a residence on the 900 block of Antelope Rd., he attempted to walk away from the scene.<\/p>\n<p>Deputies restrained Gandarilla after he resisted arrest. <\/p>\n<p>RECOMMENDED: <a href=\"https:\/\/cbs4local.com\/news\/local\/teen-arrested-after-high-speed-chase-with-el-paso-deputies?src=link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Teen arrested after high-speed chase with El Paso deputies<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sheriff Oscar Ugarte commented, &#8220;This incident highlights how a simple traffic violation can quickly escalate when individuals choose to evade deputies and resist arrest.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Gandarilla faces multiple charges, including Driving While Intoxicated with an Open Container, Evading Arrest, Resisting Arrest, and Possession of a Controlled Substance. <\/p>\n<p>He was booked into the El Paso County Detention Facility with a bond set at $14,675.<\/p>\n<p>Comment with Bubbles<\/p>\n<p>BE THE FIRST TO COMMENT<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cbs4local.com\/sign-up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sign up <\/a>to receive the top interesting stories from in and around our community once daily in your inbox. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14\/CBS4) \u2014 A routine traffic stop in El Paso on Jan. 1 escalated into a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":110713,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[138,140,139],"class_list":{"0":"post-112416","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-el-paso","8":"tag-el-paso","9":"tag-el-paso-headlines","10":"tag-el-paso-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112416"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112416\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/110713"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}