Interstate 65 traffic stop leads to meth arrests

Two people were arrested on drug charges after a traffic stop near Crothersville on Interstate 65 this week.

The Indiana State Police are reporting that a trooper stopped a pickup truck on I-65 Northbound in southern Jackson County at about 1 p.m. Wednesday afternoon. The trooper’s police dog Jinx alerted to the odor of drugs coming from the vehicle.

A search revealed about 28 grams of suspected methamphetamine inside. State police arrested both the driver of the vehicle, 33-year-old Ryan C. Plessinger, of North Vernon and his passenger, 57-year-old Rose Z. Victorino, of Crothersville on drug charges.

At the Jackson County Jail, Victorino was found to be carrying about another 40 grams of suspected methamphetamine.

Plessinger and Victorino are facing felony charges of dealing and possessing methamphetamine.