Deputies arrested two people in Canyon Country Wednesday evening for allegedly being in possession of drugs and a stolen vehicle, officials said.  

Deputies arrested two people in Canyon Country Wednesday evening for allegedly being in possession of drugs and a stolen vehicle, officials said.   

Around 8:15 p.m. Wednesday, patrol deputies conducted a traffic stop on Lyons Avenue in Newhall for a vehicle code violation on a Volkswagen Jetta, said Shirley Miller, a spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.

“The occupants were detained pending a vehicle theft investigation,” Miller said.  

The driver and occupant were allegedly unable to provide any information about the vehicle or the registered owner.  

“Deputies discovered cocaine and drug paraphernalia in the vehicle,” Miller added.  

The driver, Nixon Castillo, 26, of Canyon Country, and passenger, Lourdes Ponce, 30, of Canyon Country, were both arrested on felony vehicle theft charges and for allegedly being in possession of cocaine powder and drug paraphernalia, a misdemeanor.  

The couple was transported and booked at the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, where Ponce’s bail was set at $15,500, and Castillo’s bail was set at $26,500, according to arrest records.

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