Police found crack cocaine or methamphetamine in traffic stop involving ex-MLB star Lenny Dykstra: report

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Pennsylvania State Police believe former MLB All-Star Lenny Dykstra was in possession of crack cocaine or methamphetamine during a traffic stop on New Year’s Day, which led to his arrest.

TMZ Sports reported that Dykstra was in the passenger’s seat of a 2015 GMC Sierra when authorities pulled the vehicle over just after midnight for a traffic violation.

The vehicle was inspected, and police allegedly opened the glove compartment to find what appeared to be a "container holding suspected crack-cocaine/methamphetamine and a glass smoking device containing suspected drug residue," according to the outlet.

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Lenny Dykstra attends the 69th Annual  Artists and Writers Softball Game at Herrick Park on Aug. 19, 2017 in East Hampton, New York.  (Sonia Moskowitz/Getty Images)

Dykstra was arrested despite the officers reportedly not performing first tests on the alleged narcotics, per The Philadelphia Inquirer. He has since been charged with misdemeanor possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia.

Matthew Blit, Dykstra’s attorney, said his client is innocent.

"We firmly assert that the alleged narcotics did not belong to Lenny, who is currently recovering from a serious stroke," Blit said in a statement obtained by Fox News Digital. "Lenny was not knowingly in possession of or under the influence of any narcotics on his person and was not taken into custody at the scene.

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"The driver was arrested and taken into custody