Ex-MLB All-Star Lenny Dykstra faces drug charges following New Year's Day traffic stop in Pennsylvania

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Former MLB All-Star Lenny Dykstra faces drug charges following a traffic stop by Pennsylvania State Police on New Year’s Day.

Pennsylvania troopers found Dykstra, 62, with drugs and paraphernalia in his possession while a passenger in a vehicle that was pulled over in Pike County.

Pike County is about 25 miles east of Scranton, where Dykstra lives.

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Police noted that charges were filed against Dykstra, though there was no specification on what drugs were allegedly found.

Dykstra’s lawyer, Matthew Blit, said in a statement to The Associated Press that he believes these charges will be "swiftly absolved" as the vehicle did not belong to the ex-ballplayer.

Dykstra was also not accused of being under the influence of a substance at the scene, per Blit.

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"To the extent charges are brought against him, they will be swiftly absolved," the statement read.

Dykstra has had legal woes in the past, including serving prison time in California for bankruptcy fraud. He was sentenced to more than six months after being found guilty of hiding baseball gloves and other items from his days in MLB.

Dykstra also served a three-year sentence for pleading no contest to Grand Theft Auto and providing a false financial