Traffic Stop Turns Into Counterfeit Credit Cards Arrest
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Sunrise(CBSMiami) -- A traffic stop in Sunrise ended with a man behind bars for possession and counterfeit credit cards.
Danny Rowe, 21, is facing 40 charges including traffic in counterfeit credit cards, unlawful possession of personal id, and possession of Cannabis.
According to his arrest report, an officer stopped Rowe on Monday after he saw him cutting through traffic without signaling, among other traffic violations.
The detective stated on the report, when he stopped him, he smelled a faint scent of Cannabis.
Police said Rowe later admitted to having some in his pocket but that he had forgotten about it.
The detective said when he searched Rowe's car, he also found three pre-paid credit cards which is when they took him to the police department.
The detective also searched his phone and said he found "148 credit cards and account numbers" in Rowe's email.
The report states the detetcive then confronted Rowe about it who admitted to using the credit card numbers to get various electronic goods and gift cards.
Detectives later went to Rowe's home with him and searched it. According to the report, they found "100's of additional Visa and Mastercard debit and gift cards, along with an embossing machine and magstripe programmer."
Rowe allegedly admitted to using those tool to encode credit and debit cards with "fraudulently obtained numbers." He was later arrested.
He is already on probation for Fraud. His probation period would have ended on June 15, 2018.
Detectives notified the U.S. Secret Service about Rowe's arrest.
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