is no evidence that Deputy Sheriff Brown’s search damaged any part of the Dodge Magnum. At the outset of the consent search, Deputy Sheriff Brown noticed what appeared to be after-market alterations in the rear cargo area; specifically, drywall screws used to attach the rear side panels. He removed these screws, and found evidence that the vehicle was likely used to transport drugs in the past, though no illegal drugs were currently present. The officer then replaced the screws without damaging the vehicle, and proceeded to remove the glove box and front dashboard area. Dismantling the vehicle in this manner to expose its concealed compartments did not exceed the scope of the Vargas-Miranda’s consent the vehicle for illegal drugs. U.S. v. Ferrer-Montoya, 483 F.3d 565, 568 (8th Cir.2007)(<HOLDING>); U.S. v. Alcantar, 271 F.3d 731, 735 (8th
holding automobile exeeption did not apply to warrantless search of vehicle where vehicle was not readily mobile because the vehicle was legally parked in parking lot occupants of vehicle were seated on a bench in the playground near the parking lot police officers surrounded the vehicle and the driver of the vehicle was handcuffed for safety purposes holding officers act of removing screws from vehicle to open a concealed compartment commonly used for drug transport was minimally intrusive did no damage to the vehicle and did not exceed the defendants consent to search holding that where a qualified drug dog alerts to the presence of contraband in a vehicle officers have probable cause to search the vehicle holding that after making an arrest of the driver of a vehicle the police may search the passenger compartment of the vehicle holding a stop was effected where officers vehicle blocked defendants vehicle from proceeding