California authorities stumbled upon a meth lab in a retirement community home when the owner was pulled over during a routine traffic stop on Saturday, KFSN-TV reported.
Robert Short, 64, was busted when police stopped his car in Fresno, California and found several ounces of methamphetamine. Police then searched Short's apartment in the senior-housing community of the California League-Fresno Village where they found evidence of a meth lab.
Short was arrested and is currently being held at the Fresno County Jail. He is also accused of selling the drugs.
Residents of the quiet retirement community said they had no idea what their neighbor was up to.
"It's shocking, I would never guess that anything like that would go on at a senior citizen village," Robin Schramek told KFSN-TV.
Fresno police stopped Short on the corner of Olive and Rowell streets and searched his car because he was on supervised release for previous drug sales.
"[Officers] located four ounces of methamphetamine in the car, which is a lot of methamphetamine, so that's consistent with somebody who's selling," Lieutenant Joe Gomez told KFSN-TV. Baggies and scales for weighing were also recovered from the car.
The street value of the meth Short had is said to be an estimated $1,700.
Police later found half a pound of meth, heroin and tools commonly used for meth making inside Short's apartment.
Short's neighbors said he moved into the community nearly four months ago and that he did not socialize with other people, the station reported.
"Just shocking someone that age would do that," Gomez said of Short, "but actually a perfect place to do it right? Retirement village, who would suspect it going on there."
Short's arrest comes a week after a homeless couple was busted for cooking up meth at a Florida library. The two face several drug-related charges, including attempt to manufacture meth.