7 drug charges come after Columbus traffic stop
A Columbus police officer noticed the smell of burnt marijuana coming from a vehicle stopped for a traffic violation Sunday night, leading to an arrest on seven drug related charges.
The vehicle was pulled over at about 9:35 p.m. Sunday night in the 1500 block of Union Street. Officers reported finding cocaine in the vehicle during a search and a passenger was allegedly carrying narcotics along with a digital scale, several cell phones and a large amount of cash, according to police reports.
The passenger, 37-year-old Matthew G. Ratliff was arrested on preliminary charges of:
- Dealing Methamphetamine
- Dealing Heroin
- Dealing Cocaine
- Possession of Methamphetamine
- Possession of Heroin
- Possession of Cocaine
- Trafficking with an Inmate