Motorist allegedly yields ‘ice,’ drug paraphernalia

A motorist who was pulled over for traffic violations was allegedly found in possession of methamphetamine or “ice” and other drug paraphernalia in Kagman 3 early Monday morning.

Dusty Nisarafach, 48, was arrested for illegal possession of a controlled substance. He was also cited for having an expired vehicle registration and not having a valid driver’s license.

At a hearing yesterday, Superior Court Associate Judge Joseph N. Camacho kept the $10,000 cash bail the court originally imposed.

Assistant public defender Tillman Clark was appointed as counsel for Nisarafach. Assistant attorney general Barbara Cepeda appeared for the government.

Police detective Andrew S. Taimanao stated in his report that two police officers saw a Toyota Corolla car that has no 2016 green sticker leaving the Cool Laundry and Poker in Kagman 3 on Monday at 2:27am.

The officers learned from the Department of Public Safety Central that the car’s registration expired on Jan. 31, 2015. The officers then made a violator stop of the car in front of Laolao Bay Golf and Resort for expired registration.

While one officer was talking to the driver, identified as Nisarafach, he noticed a white ziplock baggy with a glass tube in it hidden on the side of the driver’s seat and the center console.

Nisarafach told the officer that he does not have any driver’s license.

Nisarafach was then arrested for not having a valid driver’s license or a valid identification card while operating a motor vehicle.

Asked about the baggy and the glass pipe, the suspect denied ownership of the items.

During a search of the car, one officer found two glass tubes and some baggies containing crystalline residue. A ziplock bag containing a crystalline substance was also found in the sunglass case and a weight scale was recovered from underneath the passenger seat.

The crystalline substance tested presumptive positive for “ice.”

Nisarafach has a previous “ice” case.

On Feb. 12, 2013, Nisarafach pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance. He was placed on probation for a year plus other conditions. In that case, the judge ruled that if Nisarafach fails to abide with the terms of his probation, he will be sentenced to a year in prison, without the possibility of parole.