Driver arrested on drug charges after traffic stop

A Monday night traffic stop turned into a drug arrest for a Columbus woman.

Columbus police say that they pulled over a vehicle for a minor traffic violation at about 11 p.m. Monday night near 11th and Chestnut streets. A police dog alerted to the smell of drugs inside the vehicle and a search revealed methamphetamine, marijuana, and drug paraphernalia inside the driver’s purse.

43-year-old Jamie R. Lane was arrested on preliminary drug possession charges as well as for driving while suspended with a prior conviction.