PORT ST. LUCIE, FL--A crackdown on cars illegally tinted in St. Lucie County turned up much more than officers expected Wednesday morning.
An officer stopped a Toyota that appeared to have window tint above the legal limit.
When the officer searched the car, police say an AK47-style rifle was discovered in the trunk along with drugs.
Police say there were a total of three people in the car including two children, without seat belts.
According to police the driver, Irvin Parks, is a convicted felon who legally can't own a gun.
Police arrested the 29 year old man and charged him with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and related drug charges.
He was also charged with violating probation and driving with a suspended license.
Parks was given a warning about the tint and seat belt violations as well.
The children were turned over to relatives.
