It began as a traffic stop. It ended with a Modesto woman behind bars.

A 34-year-old Modesto woman was arrested in Tuolumne County on various drug charges and allegedly giving an officer a false name.

Elizabeth Yacovetti was booked into Tuolumne County Jail on Monday after she was arrested after a traffic stop on Mono Way near Cavalieri Road east of Sonora, according to the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Department.

Yacovetti was in a vehicle with three others when it was pulled over for having an expired registration.

None of the occupants had identification on them, according to the sheriff’s department. A search of the vehicle produced a gram of methamphetamine, a hypodermic needle, marijuana and an open bottle of whiskey.

Yacovetti finally gave officers her real name, and she was found to have about 25 grams of meth on her person, the sheriff’s department reported.

She was arrested on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance, possession for sale, possession and paraphernalia and giving false information to a peace officer.

The three others were cited for possession of drug paraphernalia and the driver for possession of less than a gram of meth and an expired registration.

This story was originally published July 4, 2017 at 9:17 AM with the headline "It began as a traffic stop. It ended with a Modesto woman behind bars.."