A man was charged in the Superior Court of Guam on Monday with drug possession and witness tampering.

Peter Guzman Borja is named as the defendant in CF0523-26. The complaint, filed by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG), stems from a June 28 traffic stop along Dairy Road in Mangilao conducted by Guam Police Department officers, in which Borja was a passenger.

Police said Borja exhibited "nervous behavior" during the traffic stop and asserted he had previously been arrested on a similar offense.

The complaint said the driver consented to a vehicle search during the traffic stop and further noted that as "tensions rose," the three occupants were asked to step out of the vehicle.

"This officer observed Borja to be fidgeting with his shorts. For safety reasons, the officer instructed him not to touch his pockets or waistband," the complaint states.

While the officer gave instructions, a "clear resealable baggie" allegedly fell to the ground near Borja's foot. According to the complaint, the baggie contained 0.83 grams of suspected methamphetamine.

Borja denied ownership and asserted he "was being set up." The complaint states that Borja claims "the baggies were already on the ground prior to his exiting the vehicle," contrary to the officer's reported observation.

"He had observed nothing on the ground when he scanned it as the passenger door had opened when the vehicle came to a stop," the complaint states.

Police reported that Borja "laughed" and instructed the two other occupants to "say in court that the baggies were already on the ground."

The encounter led to Borja being placed in wrist restraints and later detained in the officer's patrol car.

Police said the search of the vehicle yielded additional drug paraphernalia in the area where Borja was seated.

"The officer observed a clear plastic straw on the floorboard area," the complaint states. "This straw had a bevel-cut tip and a heat-sealed end with white crystalline substance inside the straw, suspected to be methamphetamine."

Borja was charged with possession of a Schedule II controlled substance, a third-degree felony, and two counts of witness tampering, a misdemeanor.

He was released on a $3,000 personal recognizance bond.