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Uber passengers found with drugs, cash, weapon, according to police

An Uber driver was pulled over in Penn Township early Thursday morning for a minor issue with his car, but his passengers quickly became the focus.

The driver was just doing his job when he picked up two men.

While his front window was down along Pittsburgh Road, Pennsylvania State Police started to smell marijuana, which led them to question the two passengers.

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Troopers said the passengers had nearly 600 stamp bags of heroin in the car, a loaded gun and cash were found on the two men.

Brandon McCaskill Jr. and Guy Wallar Jr. are now in jail.

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In a statement, Uber says it hasn't been made aware of the incident, but is committed to the safety of drivers and passengers.

"Drivers, (they) benefit from the same transparency and accountability features that riders do, such as providing feedback and ratings for every trip, which deter bad behavior from passengers. There is a GPS record of each trip."

Police did not name the Uber driver and didn't say what traffic violation they were pulled over for.