A Hialeah, FL., health official was arrested after a traffic stop in Ft. Lauderdale; Carlos Lopez was observed by an officer having involuntary facial muscle spasms along with slurred speech while attempting to locate his license during the stop.

Lopez had inserted the meth pipe into his rectum (possible alternate facial muscle spasm cause) in an attempt to conceal it from law enforcement, which ultimately failed - Lopez had to be transported to the hospital to have the glass pipe extracted.

According to the Miami Herald, Carlos López, 45, who at the time was the city’s purchasing director, was arrested for using methamphetamine while driving through downtown Fort Lauderdale.

“López appeared visually shaken and sweating. López’s face was flushed from an apparent rise in body temperature and pupils were dilated,” said the arrest report, signed by an office identified as R. Goderstad. “As López searched for his license I observed involuntary muscle spasms in López’s face as well as slurred repetitive speech. These symptoms are consistent with being under the influence of methamphetamine.”

A spokesman for the Broward state attorney’s office said there is a hearing in López’s case scheduled for May 7.