A TRAFFIC STOP, WEDNESDAY NIGHT, LED TO THE ARREST OF A SANTA CRUZ MAN. AT ABOUT 10:15 P-M LAW ENFORCEMENT STOPPED A VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY 1 NEAR SOQUEL AVENUE FOR CODE VIOLATIONS. THE DRIVER WAS FOUND TO BE OPERATING WITH A SUSPENDED LICENSE. A SEARCH OF HIS PERSON TURNED UP A CONCEALED FIREARM, A SEARCH OF THE CAR UNCOVERED AMMUNITION. 31 YEAR OLD ESTEBAN RUIZ WAS BOOKED INTO SANTA CRUZ COUNTY JAIL ON MULTIPLE WEAPONS CHARGES AND DRIVING ON A SUSPENDED LICENSE.
