A Wasilla seatbelt stop turned up meth, a stolen debit card and two warrants

A traffic stop over seat belts near Wasilla on Thursday unspooled into a good deal more: troopers said they found methamphetamine and a debit card belonging to someone else, the driver gave a false name, and both men in the car had outstanding warrants.

Troopers with the Highway Interdiction Team pulled over a blue Toyota sedan near the Palmer-Wasilla Highway and Knik-Goose Bay Road for multiple seat belt violations. The driver, Jesse J. Odell, 28, gave a false name and had a warrant for a probation violation tied to a burglary conviction, troopers said. In the back seat, Samuel Paliko, 64, was drinking from an open container and had a warrant of his own, for missing a court hearing on a felony vehicle-theft charge.

Both men were jailed at Mat-Su Pretrial, and troopers said the investigation into the meth and the debit card is still open.

The account comes from troopers' dispatch. Both men are presumed innocent, and neither could be reached for comment.