July 7 (UPI) — Andrew Gillum, the Democratic nominee in the 2018 Florida gubernatorial race, was arrested in Alabama on drug-related charges, jail record ssay.

Police arrested Gillum late Thursday in Daphne, Ala., after they saw him driving erratically, WPLG-TV reported. One officer saw a glass pipe in the car, and a search found several marijuana cigarettes and three packages of a substance identified as methamphetamine, police said.

Gillum was released from jail the next day, The Hill reported. He was charged with possession of dangerous drugs, use or possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of marijuana, records said.

Gillum, 46, narrowly lost to Ron DeSantis in the 2018 race. He also served as Tallahassee’s mayor from 2014 to 2018.

The former candidate made headlines in March 2020 when Miami Beach police said he was at a hotel while inebriated and in the company of two other men. Police also reported they found supposed crystal meth in that incident, but the men were never charged with a crime. Gillum said he’d been drinking but denied taking drugs.

While he was mayor of Tallahassee, the FBI investigated Gillum for alleged corruption. He did not face charges but paid a $5,000 fine, The Hill reported.

In 2023, a jury found Gillum not guilty of lying to the FBI in a corruption case. A U.S. attorney later dropped other charges.