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Covert traffic stop leads to meth possession charge for Lodi man

Covert traffic stop leads to meth possession charge for Lodi man

A Lodi man faces a misdemeanor drug possession charge after state laboratory testing identified a substance found during a July traffic stop as methamphetamine, according to the Seneca County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies arrested the 48-year-old man Thursday at about 8:30 p.m. in the town of Covert, the sheriff's office said in a release.


Deputies said they found a white, rocky or crystalline substance during a traffic stop at about 2 a.m. July 31, and the New York State Crime Laboratory later tested it positive for methamphetamine.

The man, Steven Mayo, was issued an appearance ticket on a seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance charge and is due in Covert Town Court on Oct. 9, the sheriff's office said.