The comedian and actor Paul Rodriguez has been at a restaurant in Burbank, California, after police allegedly found drugs in his car.
He was arrested on Monday after officers searched the vehicle and allegedly found Xanax, as well as what they suspected was fentanyl, police told NBC4 Los Angeles.
Police said Rodriguez denied that the drugs reportedly discovered during his latest arrest belonged to him.
This comes after the 70-year-old comic was arrested in March for drug possession, though he also denied at the time that the drugs belonged to him.
The Daily Mail has contacted Rodriguez’s representatives to request comment but hasn’t yet received a response.
Officers arrived at the scene of an Islands restaurant in the LA County city after they were reportedly called to make a welfare check on a woman accompanying Rodriguez.
The comedian and actor Paul Rodriguez, 70, has been at a restaurant in Burbank, California, after officers allegedly found drugs in his car, police told NBC4 Los Angeles on Wednesday; pictured January 23 in LA
He was arrested on Monday after officers searched the vehicle and allegedly found Xanax, as well as what they suspected was fentanyl. Police said Rodriguez denied that the drugs reportedly discovered during his latest arrest belonged to him; seen in 2021 in West Hollywood
According to police, Rodriguez and the woman were driving away from the restaurant when they arrived, but they allegedly stopped to speak with officers.
They reportedly arrested the woman on suspicion of drug possession, which led police to search the car before arresting Rodriguez on suspicion of misdemeanor possession of narcotics.
According to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department records, Rodriguez was booked shortly after 10 p.m. on Monday and released after 6 a.m. on Tuesday morning with a citation.
Back in March, the film and television star was arrested on misdemeanor drug possession charges after police initially pulled him over for a traffic violation.
But Rodriguez denied the charges in a statement to TMZ at the time, and he claimed the traffic stop was racially motivated.
Rodriguez is a popular stand-up comedian who is also known for briefly hosting The Newlywed Game, as well as appearing in several feature films, including Clint Eastwood’s thriller Blood Work, the Oscar-nominated Will Smith–starring biopic Ali and the ensemble comedy Rat Race, among others.
Officers were reportedly called to an Islands restaurant in Burbank for a wellness check on a woman accompanying Rodriguez. She was arrested, and police then arrested him after searching their car; pictured in May 2024 in Pasadena, Calif.
According to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department records, Rodriguez was booked shortly after 10 p.m. on Monday and released after 6 a.m. on Tuesday morning with a citation; pictured at the Laugh Factory’s free Thanksgiving dinner in 2021 in West Hollywood
