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A top executive at PBS was arrested and booked on drug charges after he was pulled over by law enforcement officials in .

Michael Hibblen, director of public affairs at Arkansas PBS, was arrested after Pulaski County deputies allegedly found m**hamphetamine in his car during a traffic stop earlier this week, authorities said.

Deputies pulled Hibblen over around 9 p.m. on Monday on Interstate 40 westbound after clocking him at 80 mph in a 60 mph zone, according to an arrest report

The longtime journalist told deputies he was heading home after dropping off a friend at a gas station near the Prothro Junction exit, police said.

Hibblen consented to a search of his vehicle. Deputies then discovered what they described as “crystal-like shards” in a cupholder that they suspected was m**hamphetamine, the report said.

He was taken into custody and booked into the Pulaski County Jail on charges of speeding and possession of a Schedule II controlled substance, a Class D felony.

The car was impounded, and the suspected m**h was sent to the Arkansas Crime Lab for analysis, deputies said.

Arkansas PBS confirmed Hibblen’s arrest in a statement Wednesday, calling it a “personnel matter that this agency takes seriously.” Crime Fort Smith

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